By sentencing writer Hossein Shanbehzadeh to 12 years in prison—merely for tweeting a period—Iranian authorities demonstrate the absurdity of their attempts to silence writers and critics. We urge the Tehran court to quash Shanbehzadeh's conviction.
Iran has jailed the second-most writers in the world for their expression.
https://iranwire.com/en/news/133478-iran-sentences-editor-to-12-years-in-prison/
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