Did anyone else catch the story (Sept. 29 in the Globe) about Hossein Kerakhshan (online name 'Hoder') , born in Iran but who became a Canadian citizen in early adulthood, and got 20 years in prison for "insulting Islamic thought and religious figures, managing obscene websites and co-operating with 'enemy states' because he visited Israel five years ago."
The poor bastard went back to Iran on the invitation of some in government there, in 2008: "thinking he could go back to Iran and help," said his former wife, Marjan Alemi. in an interview with CBC's The Current. "Upon his arrival, however, another branch of the government arrested him," we read in the Globe.
The Globe reporter, Sonia Verma, quoted Reporters Without Borders: "Never has such a tough sentence been handed to a blogger in Iran. This case, fabricated from start to finish, shows that part of the regime wants to make Hossein Derakhshan into an example."
Amazing, the amount of protest this has (not) created in Canada.