'Hossein Derakhshan is an Iranian journalist and multimedia designer who has been living in Toronto, Canada since Dec. 2000. He keeps two weblogs in english and Persian, as well as his design portfolio.
This is the first anniversary of the incarceration of Canada's most famous blogger Hossein Derakhshan's, (aka Hoder) who has been in an Iranian jail for reasons that no one is clear about. Jesse Brown at TVO's Search Engine has the latest info. Last Friday, Cuban authorities detained and beat up ...
... Judiciary. He's the one that Hossein Derakhshan's father, Hassan Derakhshan, recently wrote a letter to, trying to get more information about his detained son. All three are the progeny of the late Grand Ayatollah Hashem Amoli Larijani.
... Judiciary. He’s the one that Hossein Derakhshan’s father, Hassan Derakhshan, recently wrote a letter to, trying to get more information about his detained son. All three are the progeny of the late Grand Ayatollah Hashem Amoli Larijani.
Yesterday, on MetaFilter, readers figured out that Hoder.com was about to expire at the end of this month and they wanted to make sure that it stayed in Hossein Derakhshan's name. Some had suggested that they wouldn't allow the domain to be renewed until he did it himself -- and he obviously can't ...
Yesterday, on MetaFilter, readers figured out that Hoder.com was about to expire at the end of this month and they wanted to make sure that it stayed in Hossein Derakhshan’s name. Some had suggested that they wouldn’t allow the domain to be renewed until he did it himself — and he obviously can’t ...
... political crisis may be complicating international nuclear negotiations. UK’s Guardian has a piece on controversial Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan and his continuing imprisonment in Iran. UK’s Telegraph reports on how many of the US embassy hostage keepers have now become reformists ...
... Aban demonstrations are taking place, post below. The year-long imprisonment of blogger Hossein Derakhshan, known as Hoder online, is but one reason to show solidarity.
An Iranian-Canadian blogger imprisoned by authorities in Tehran for speaking out against human rights abuses in his country of origin is at the centre of a movement led by blogs and their readers to bolster online freedom of expression. Hossein Derakhshan—known more commonly among fellow bloggers ...
I had the honor of being interviewed ( again!) by Jesse Brown on his TVO show, " Search Engine", to provide an update on Hossein Derakhshan. As I mentioned yesterday, and as Jesse blogged, we've gotten a little more information since we recorded this podcast last week. Audio is here. Also, thanks ...
I had the honor of being interviewed ( again!) by Jesse Brown on his TVO show, “ Search Engine“, to provide an update on Hossein Derakhshan. As I mentioned yesterday, and as Jesse blogged, we’ve gotten a little more information since we recorded this podcast last week. Audio is here. Also, thanks ...