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Hoder has been released from Iranian prison

Mefi's own Hoder has finally been released from prison. Hoder (Hossein Derakhshan) had been sentenced to 19 years on "cyber-dissidence" charges after his Persian-language blogging software became a popular tool for critiquing the government.
posted by sevenyearlurk on Nov 20, 2014 - 166 comments

Iran released 80 political prisoners...not Hoder yet

In an attempt to smooth things over ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the United Nations Tuesday, Iran has released 80 political prisoners. I cannot find a list of all the names, but it appears Hossein Derakhshan (Hoder) was not among them. Among those released was Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, also Canadian, and arrested the same year that Hoder was (2008). [more inside]
posted by cashman on Sep 24, 2013 - 22 comments

Does this post hold currency?

I hate being that guy, but I'm going to beg an explanation of why this post is allowed to stand. It's a couple of wikipedia links and a tiny news blurb strung together in a highly ax-grindey way, complete with a sprinkling of anti-Iran sentiment. [more inside]
posted by mek on Mar 5, 2012 - 114 comments

War, what is is good for?

Can we have a moratorium on context free posts on how weird and crazy one of the "axis-of-evil" members is while there's a significant probability that US arms will be used against them? [more inside]
posted by ennui.bz on Feb 5, 2012 - 35 comments

Hoder Mention

Jimmy Wales gives a nod to Hoder
posted by cjorgensen on Jan 30, 2012 - 17 comments

Using this to get Hoder freed?

Iran president: US hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to be freed ‘in a couple of days’ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says alleged spies will be released on ‘humanitarian’ grounds. Is there any way this news can help us get Mefi's Own Hoder freed? [more inside]
posted by cashman on Sep 13, 2011 - 39 comments

Hoder Watch

Hoder Update? For the first time since before Christmas, Hoder's family has posted on their blog. There have been two updates today, and on the hoderderakhshan YouTube channel two videos (from 2007) have been uploaded. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Jan 27, 2011 - 16 comments

Hoder freed?

MeFi's own hoder, the activist blogger jailed by Iranian authorities, has been freed, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. [more inside]
posted by tapeguy on Dec 9, 2010 - 56 comments

Hoder update

Hoder update: good news - not death. Bad news - 19 years. [more inside]
posted by aberrant on Sep 28, 2010 - 65 comments

Update on hoder

According to a news report (in Farsi) shared through his Facebook group, hoder, or Hossein Derakhshan, has been sentenced to death in Tehran. [more inside]
posted by emilyd22222 on Sep 19, 2010 - 201 comments

Maybe

Hoder gets first trial. [more inside]
posted by netbros on Jun 24, 2010 - 36 comments

Imprisoned since November 1, 2008

Hossein Derakhshan, aka Mefi's Hoder has now been detained for over 500 days in Iran. He has still had no trial and no official charges. His brother Hamed posted on the Free Hoder blog last Friday. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Apr 14, 2010 - 26 comments

Update on hoder

Another update on Hoder (previously) via boingboing: [more inside]
posted by Tomorrowful on Nov 2, 2009 - 30 comments

Best of the best of the current affairs web

There've been a few large, out-of-control, not-so-pleasant threads recently. I'd like to point out the recent Iranian election thread as a counter to these. A long, intelligent thread full best-of-web shared links, interesting opinions both from pundits and users, and a generally very successful discourse. It's been an invaluable aggregator (and aggregator of aggregators) for those of us baffled by the amount of information formlessly pouring out of the country. Thanks for making it happen, mefites!
posted by Cantdosleepy on Jun 16, 2009 - 48 comments

I feel like continuing a fight with billysumday.

I feel like continuing a fight with billysumday. [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jun 13, 2009 - 5 comments

So apparently hunger strikes work after all.

One step closer. Today, jailed Iranian-American dissident Roxana Saberi had her original term replaced with a suspended sentence and was freed from prison, allowing her to leave the country immediately. However, there is no word yet from Iran regarding our own Hossein Derakhshan, hoder on Metafilter, who was jailed along with Saberi three months ago. [more inside]
posted by koeselitz on May 11, 2009 - 12 comments

Ahmadinejad calls for rights for Saberi & MeFi's Hoder

Iranian President Ahmadinejad calls on judiciary to allow the jailed Iranian-American Roxana Saberi and MeFi's Hoder to "enjoy all freedoms and legal rights to defend themselves and their rights are not violated," [more inside]
posted by Nice Guy Mike on Apr 19, 2009 - 21 comments

Update on Hoder's arrest

For those who are interested, Iranian officials have confirmed hoder's arrest. His "case is under preliminary investigation and he is in custody." The old (closed) Metatalk thread about his initial disappearance is here.
posted by anonymous on Dec 30, 2008 - 44 comments

Father of Iranian blogging arrested

Oh crap, Iranian blogger (mefi's own!) hoder has been arrested in Iran and may face the death penalty. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Nov 19, 2008 - 128 comments

Iran hostage crisis post?

Am I missing something or has no one posted about the unfolding Iranian hostage crisis with the UK soldiers? I think I may just have missed it, and if someone could point me to it, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
posted by shivohum on Mar 28, 2007 - 61 comments

Hoder Hoder Hoder - Hoder is a name that's fun to say three times

I ran across an interesting blog this morning written by an Iranian living in Toronto. It's called Editor: MYSELF. The publisher, Hossein Derakhshan, had a strong piece, "Democracy's Double Standard In Iran," in the International Herald Tribune/New York Times last year and seems bent on demystifying Iran's politics and leaders...
Iran's Bloggers. Well deservedly, Hoder gets a shout out in Steve Clemons's The Washington Note. May we all benefit from the prestige of our association with him. Oh, wait, we weren't mentioned. Well, all the same, three cheers for Hoder.
posted by y2karl on Feb 20, 2007 - 25 comments

hoder rebuked by Iranian government

Despite all the political squabbles and armchair revolutionaries around here, it's not that often that one of us actually personally pisses off a dictator. So let's all give a hearty congratulations to Hossein Derakhshan, our very own hoder, who recently earned himself an official rebuke by the Iranian theocracy for his tireless efforts in keeping pro-democracy Iranian blogs alive following the mullahs' crackdown on them. Tabrik!
(And cute pic, by the way.)
posted by Asparagirl on Sep 23, 2004 - 46 comments

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