Call to all bloggers: support imprisoned Iranian bloggers

The BBC reports that the month-old Committee to Protect Bloggers has asked the global weblog community to dedicate its sites on 22 February to support two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. The Committee has deemed Tuesday the 22nd as "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day," to support Arash Sigarchi and Mojtaba Saminejad, both currently in prison in Iran. Iranian authorities have continued their habit of clamping down on prominent blogging sites. The Committe created a list of pertinent actions bloggers can take, including writing to Iranian embassies and putting nothing but 'Free Mojtaba and Arash Day' on their weblogs on the 22nd. The Committee to Protect Bloggers was started by US bloggers Curt Hopkins and Ellen Simonetti whom have created a global petition to protect bloggers at work called the International Bloggers' Bill of Rights. The Committee hopes to be the focal point for similar issues affecting the fast growing bolgosphere in the future.

Source: BBC News