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In Iran, Blogging May Be Punishable By Death

Posted by timothy on from the get-yourself-a-good-sharia-lawyer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In Iran, crimes such as apostasy (leaving a religion, in this case Islam) and armed robbery are already punishable by death, but a new bill in Iran aims to add to the list 'establishing weblogs and sites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy,' effectively giving the government a free hand in silencing bloggers. The internet is widely used in Iran, despite its previous attempts at censorship. Will this change as the censorship grows more rampant?"

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  1. Re:What a politcally correct headline... by rossz · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Try reading a copy of the koran that hasn't been whitewashed for western consumption. By their own words, he was a murder, rapist, and pedophile. One of his wives (by force) was 8 years old when the marriage was consummated.

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