Posted by: McQ on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Meanwhile, in that benevolent theocracy (*cough* dictatorship *cough*) known as Iran, bloggers and other on-line denizens now take their lives in their hands should they run afoul of the regime's new rules: A new law has been passed by the Iranian parliament extending use of the death penalty to online crimes. Previously, only people charged with insulting Islam or drug trafficking had been sentenced to death.And what is it that has gotten bloggers in trouble previously? Blogging about subjects such as minority rights and freedom of speech and religion has already carried a risk. In 2005, blogger Mojtaba Saminejad was tried before a local court in Teheran charged with insulting the prophets, which carries the death penalty. He was eventually acquitted. Last year, two Kurdish bloggers were sentenced to death on charges of subversive activities against national security, spying and separatist propaganda.No telling what calling Ahmadinejad a stumpy little crack-pot would bring. Of course, I can say that without fear - something apologists for Iran will always forget to mention when they defend the indefensible. As an aside, I wonder what the Canadian Human Rights council might have to say about all of this? For that matter, I wonder what the UN Human Rights Council will say? |
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