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Boing Boing:  Iran: blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakshan confirmed in prison, details of treatment emerge.

Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk:  One year on, Iranian blogger Hoder is still imprisoned

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Latest on Hoder, Iran's imprisoned Blogfather, from @cfarivar http://is.gd/4M5NJ + Ethan Zuckerman http://is.gd/4M5Q4 .scottros 29 days ago

Updates on imprisoned Iran "blogfather" Hossein Derakhshan from @cfarivar http://is.gd/4M5NJ and Ethan Zuckerman http://is.gd/4M5Q4 29 days ago

Update on Hoder, still held in Iranian prison: http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=2703 30 days ago

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Iran: blogger Hossein "Hoder" Derakshan confirmed in prison, details of treatment emerge.
Boing Boing — ... we now know that Hoder is being held in the notorious Evin Prison, where many other political detainees have been taken, and where human rights abuses are commonplace and extreme. "Hossein confirmed the recent Human Rights Activists in Iran reports that claim he had been forced to do squats in cold showers and has been beaten repeatedly," reports Cyrus. His family doesn't know when they'll see him next, and does not know all of the details of his detainment. Hossein Derakhshan's brother, Hamed, speaks out [ cyrusfarivar.com ] ...

One year on, Iranian blogger Hoder is still imprisoned
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Aside from the accusations, not a great deal is known about his detention - not least because he appears to have asked for a media blackout on his situation. This post from Cyrus Farivar gives a little further information gleaned from Hossein's brother Hamed - namely that his parents met him in prison last week, where he said he had been "forced to do squats in cold showers and has been repeatedly beaten". ...