DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian journalist and blogger Marzieh Rasouli reported to Evin prison on Tuesday to serve a two-year sentence and receive 50 lashes over charges of spreading anti-government propaganda, sources close to the journalist said.
On Monday she wrote on her Twitter account that she was convicted of publishing "propaganda against the establishment and disruption of public order through participation in gatherings," in a case that dates back to January 2012.
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