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Hossein Derakhshan, now detained for over a year

From ...My heart's in Accra Mon 2 Nov, 01:16 pm

Hossein Derakhshan (”Hoder”) has now been in prison in Iran for more than a year. My friend Cyrus Farivar has followed his case closely, and has been in touch with Hoder’s family, who confirm that he’s beeing held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Reports from the activist group Human Rights in Iran suggest that Hoder [...]
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