TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

The Iranian government sentenced a journalist to 6 years in prison and 5 years exile for “spreading propaganda” against the regime. Ahmad Zeidabadi was among 100 tried together for their supposed crimes during the summer protests.

They intend to continue the crackdown:

“We see that Mr. Obama and British and Israeli officials support and lead violators,” the report quoted Najjar as saying. “We ordered police not to show any leniency. If someone appears in protests and accompanies violators, police will treat him strongly.”

This is what illegitimate, immoral governments nearing collapse do: they clamp down as hard as they can, and show themselves for what they are.