Nancy Messieh of The Next Web posted yesterday that "Iranian web programmer" Saeed Malekpour, a Canadian resident, faces the death penalty in Iran. His previous sentence for "insulting the sanctity of Islam" was upheld by Iran's highest court. Malekpour wrote in a March 2010 letter posted by Persian2English that:

A large portion of my confession was extracted under pressure, physical and psychological torture, threats to myself and my family, and false promises of immediate release upon giving a false confession to whatever the interrogators dictated.

This is not justice, it's state-sanctioned murder. I don't know much about international law, but it's difficult to read about stuff like this and know that there is little, if anything, that can be done to assist people like Mr. Malekpour.

Iran's actions here and in similar cases are the true insult to Islam.

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