TEHRAN: An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to more than 19 years in prison for his writings.
Iranian-Canadian Hossein Derakhshan, 35, was a controversial figure among Iran’s blogging community.
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