3 Iranian internet activists sentenced to 36 years in jail - See more at: http://iranprobe.com/explore/news/3-iranian-internet-activists-sentenced-to-36-years-in-jail.html#sthash.wQOtQaGs.dpuf

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Three Iranians behind a Telegram group allowing users to debate and share their thoughts, have been arrested, tried and sentenced to a total of 36 years behind bars. Reports indicate branch 15 of Tehran’s revolutionary court, chaired by Judge Salavati, convened on April 10th for this case. Based on a ruling issued on April 24th the three by the names of Alireza Tavakoli, Mohammad Mehdi Zamanzadeh and Mohammad Mohajer were each sentenced to 5 years for “insulting the sanctities”, another 5 years for “association and collusion against national security” and two more years for “insulting the revolution founder and leader”, adding to a total of 12 years for each individual. “Writing insulting texts on Telegram” was also mentioned in the court hearing. Sources indicate these three individuals were posting political satire or text on Facebook and Telegram, or text from others. Most of the charges raised against them focused on a Telegram group that debated political and religious issues. The three were deprived of any access to a lawyer during the interrogation process in ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison, described as the “initial investigation.” - See more at: http://iranprobe.com/explore/news/3-iranian-internet-activists-sentenced-to-36-years-in-jail.html#sthash.wQOtQaGs.dpuf