{"id":274,"date":"2009-03-19T02:20:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T02:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2009\/03\/iranian-blogger-omid-reza-misa.html"},"modified":"2009-03-19T02:20:55","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T02:20:55","slug":"iranian-blogger-omid-reza-misa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2009\/03\/iranian-blogger-omid-reza-misa.html","title":{"rendered":"Iranian blogger Omid Reza Misayafi dies in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/committeetoprotectbloggers.org\/2009\/03\/18\/omir-reza-misayafi-has-died-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/committeetoprotectbloggers.org\/2009\/03\/omid-reza-misayafi.jpg\" alt=\"Omid Reza Misayafi\" \/><\/a><i>InnaLillahi Wa inna Ilahi Raji&#8217;un<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hamid Tehrani at Global Voices Online brings <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2009\/03\/19\/omid-reza-mir-sayafi-iranian-blogger-dies-in-prison\/\">the tragic news<\/a> that a jailed Iranian blogger, Omid Reza Misayafi, has died. It seems that he <a href=\"http:\/\/committeetoprotectbloggers.org\/2009\/03\/18\/update-on-omids-death\/\">may have committed suicide<\/a>. Apart from the personal tragedy his family must now grapple with, his death is another step backwards for the universal right of free speech. Misayafi&#8217;s death will have a chilling effect on Iranian voices online, who provide an essential outlet for the cause of reform and moderation. <\/p>\n<p><object height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2139754&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2139754&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\"><\/object><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/2139754\">IRAN: A Nation Of Bloggers<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user559603\">ayrakus<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I wish I had something more profound to say, but all I can do is offer a dua (prayer) for those Iranian bloggers that remain in Iranian prisons &#8211; notably <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2008\/11\/save-hoder-more-on-derakshan.html\">Hoder Derakshan, arrested last November<\/a>, who is by many accounts the father of the Iranian blogsphere.<\/p>\n<p>Related &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=61678271711\">Facebook page<\/a> calling for Iran to be held responsible for Misayafi&#8217;s death. Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/iranian_blogger_reported_dead_in_prison.php\">excellent coverage at ReadWriteWeb<\/a> by Marshall Kirkpatrick. <\/p>\n<p>UPDATE &#8211; badge courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/committeetoprotectbloggers.org\/2009\/03\/19\/omid-badge\/\">the Committee to Protect Bloggers<\/a>. You can follow them on twitter at @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cpb\">cpb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>InnaLillahi Wa inna Ilahi Raji&#8217;un Hamid Tehrani at Global Voices Online brings the tragic news that a jailed Iranian blogger, Omid Reza Misayafi, has died. It seems that he may have committed suicide. 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