Iranian Blogger Arrested for Correcting Ayatollah's Punctuation in Tweet

In an alarming escalation of the Iranian regime's crackdown on dissent, blogger and satirist Hossein Shanbehzadeh was arrested on June 4th by authorities in the northwestern city of Ardabil. His alleged crime? Posting a single period punctuation mark under a tweet by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last month, in an apparent mocking of Khamenei's failure to use proper grammar. Despite Shanbehzadeh's reputation for humorous social commentary under his real name, prosecutors accused him of the grave offense of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and insulting Shia Muslim imams. Shanbehzadeh's family vehemently denies the "unjustifiable" charges, stating he merely uses social media for satire. The hashtag #FreeHosseinShanbehzadeh garnered over 57,000 hashtag mentions, with supporters questioning "What information did Hossein have access to that he could spy on? Did he have missile or nuclear information? Why are you weaving nonsense..." The regime's draconian overreaction underscores its willingness to concoct absurd pretexts to imprison those who dare poke fun at the Islamic Republic’s hyper-sensitive leadership.
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[@Hellbender8574]

Whoa, a new low for the Islamic dictator. Also thank you Armin for explaining what "ratioed" means.

[@FractalRaver]

New low? It’s already in hell. Ratio just is more comments than likes. It doesn’t mean anything. However I think twitter being illegal might be good for Iran (sorry, not calling it X). that SpaceSex story about Elon is crazy tho

[@BobvanT]

Very subtle ! the ayatollah’s regime reaction was far less subtle - standing with the good Iranians !

[@balkiprasanna1984]

Thanks for exposing the brutal Iran regime. This really changed the perception of my life. Not that, I live in a best country. But there are people whose conditions considered to be far worse than living in my country.

[@Mokh7777]

It’s Islamic regime, not “Iran regime”. As an Iranian please don’t censor out the Islamic part. Which what this regime is. It has nothing to with anything Iranian

[@notinterested8452]

Go save Iran!

[@praxd9778]

Save Iran from Islam the terrorist organisation cloaked around religion

[@MohsenAbbasgholi]

Thank ❤❤❤❤ you

[@freedahlogic8368]

Hilarious. And terrifying.

[@zarawalden]

Unbelievable! Correction: believable..

[@KimDelaney-t5j]

It is time to dismiss the class of April 1, 1979

[@carmenismyname]

Just a . to feed the algorithm

[@Anisky123]

He probably couldn’t help himself. He’s a proofreader.

[@KimDelaney-t5j]

Does anyone have an old helicopter they don’t need to donate.

[@freyatilly]

Interesting looking at various deities.
More importantly interesting to know the inside awareness in Persia/Iran.

[@Mokh7777]

Iranians are more aware than the west. It’s the west that is sleeping sadly

[@prinz89]

Oh wow 😂

[@FractalRaver]

“You are afraid of dots now” - Armin, 2024

[@KimDelaney-t5j]

Free Iran 🇮🇱❤️

[@praxd9778]

Save Iran from Islam the terrorist organisation cloaked around religion

[@absingh4951]

Nader Shas's Ideology alive and well. Congratulations Iran

[@praxd9778]

Iranian regime is so desperate

[@ginadawn9685]

As comical as this situation is...his arrest is not.

[@pp-ww9dp]

💙👍🥰🌎👽

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

Google didn't autofill the search for me.

[@Nonhumanactivity]

1984

[@BalshazzarWastebasket]

genius! how would you call Farsi grammar nazis in a place like iran? i mean nazi is something they would like, i should think... Grammar Zionist? grammar American?

[@Mokh7777]

We call it mullah loghati/noghti in Persian😂 after the mullahs. Who we hate. So basically Grammar mullah 😂

[@AyatollahS.A.Khamenei]

Lil bro will never again @me with “you’re**” again.

[@alejandroardittiwolfovicz9543]

He shold respect his supreme leader😂 or not be in Iran.

[@mattnewhouse1781]

I too dont like language nazis. Its annoying.

[@MohsenAbbasgholi]

دوستتون دارم .از صمیم قلب امیدوارم موفق باشید ❤❤❤

[@totaramrukhdeo6368]

How the heck are those petty men still in power in Iran?

[@KimDelaney-t5j]

Let’s not forget the poor people of Lebanon they want to be free.

[@Butters-pj3jo]

6:00 😂😂😂

[@NikhileshSurve]

29:27 Your 1st pronunciation of Pārvati/ पार्वती was accurate.

[@A.t.max57]

سوزانا کانال فارسی هم بیا ❤❤❤

[@mose192]

❤❤❤