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Iranian Blogger Arrested for Correcting Ayatollah's Punctuation in Tweet
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33:10Now PlayingIn an alarming escalation of the Iranian regime's crackdown on dissent, blogger and satirist Hossein Shanbehzadeh was arrested on June 4th by authorities in the northwestern city of Ardabil. His alleged crime? Posting a single period punctuation mark under a tweet by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last month, in an apparent mocking of Khamenei's failure to use proper grammar. Despite Shanbehzadeh's reputation for humorous social commentary under his real name, prosecutors accused him of the grave offense of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and insulting Shia Muslim imams. Shanbehzadeh's family vehemently denies the "unjustifiable" charges, stating he merely uses social media for satire. The hashtag #FreeHosseinShanbehzadeh garnered over 57,000 hashtag mentions, with supporters questioning "What information did Hossein have access to that he could spy on? Did he have missile or nuclear information? Why are you weaving nonsense..." The regime's draconian overreaction underscores its willingness to concoct absurd pretexts to imprison those who dare poke fun at the Islamic Republic’s hyper-sensitive leadership.
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