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U.S. senators want to do something about Iranian censorship |
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Two U.S. senators announced their intention to introduce legislation to sanction companies that sell “sensitive technology aiding the Iranian regime in monitoring or blocking the internet connections or cell phone conversations of the protesters,” despite the fact that such technology is required in the U.S. and most other countries as well. |
The grandstanding was prompted by last week’s story in the Wall Street Journal alleging that Iran was using technology supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks to monitor and restrict communications. |
oxfordgirlRT @Nedaiswhy: Reporter quits Iran PressTV over ‘bias’ after Iranian election http://tinyurl.com/m6jzmn #Iranelection #gr88 #Neda
oxfordgirlThe Times: Press TV continues to employ plenty of Britons — including MPs and Tony Blair’s sister-in-law . #Neda #iranelection #gr88 Nick Ferrari quits Iran Press TV over ‘bias’ after Iranian election |
It is called Press TV, is funded by the Iranian regime, and opponents say that
from its nondescript offices off Hanger Lane in northwest London the 24-hour
news station is beaming pro-Tehran propaganda into homes across Britain.
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Nick Ferrari, a leading British radio presenter, quit his show on the station
yesterday in protest at the regime crushing dissent after the Iranian
elections, but Press TV continues to employ plenty of other Britons —
including MPs and Cherie Blair’s sister.
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It operates freely in this country, even as foreign journalists are ejected
from Iran. It advertises on London buses.
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The regime set up Press TV two years ago to break the “stranglehold” of the
Western media — and its coverage of the election and the aftermath has
certainly been different.
Read more at www.timesonline.co.uk |
Ayattolah Taheri in a statement called Ahmadinejad’s government as Tyrant and unlawful!
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One of the prominent Ayatollah from the city of Isfahan “Ayatollah Taheri ” in a strong statement said: |
“Together with people who’se vote has been stolen ,I call this election as tampered and nullify and the repossesing of the government by the past president is unlawful and tyrant. ” |
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Iran: Code Orange?
Yelena Biberman | June 30, 2009
Editor: John Feffer
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| “Iran is now on the verge of an Orange-style Revolution.” This statement is likely to elicit enthusiasm from those working tirelessly to promote democracy in Iran. |
However, the term “Orange Revolution” has become a misnomer. Yes, the Ukrainian uprising was “Orange.” But it was not a revolution. Ultimately, it brought no fundamental change to Ukrainian politics and bred further corruption. Today, less than five years later, the vast majority of those who participated in the protests no longer support their leader. If Victor Yushchenko ran for president again, he would have no real chance of winning the election. Read more at www.fpif.org |
| ۹ تیر ۱۳۸۸ ساعت ۲۲:۴۴ به نقل از سحام نيوز : سحام نيوز : مهدي كروبي با نگارش نامه اي به نتيجه انتخابات دهمين دوره رياست جمهوري اعتراض كرد و با صراحت تاكيد كرد كه دولت برآمده از آن را دارای مشروعیت و مقبولیت نمی داند و در هیچ برنامه ای از جمله تنفیذ و تحلیف آن شرکت نخواهد کرد . 9 July 1388 Time 22:44 News quoted Sham: Sham News: Karroubi with writing a letter to the election results Opening hours protested and explicitly stressed that the government has derived from the legitimacy and acceptability, and knows not any program, including validation and attestation of the company will not.Read more at 209.85.227.132 |
what- is this news???? they have not tolerated any! Iran’s Leaders Warn More Election Protests Will Not Be Tolerated |
TEHRAN, June 30 — Iran’s religious and political leadership warned the opposition and Western powers Tuesday that no further protests against a disputed election would be tolerated following the official certification of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection.
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money makes the world round N.Y. State Common divests from 9 over Iran, Sudan ties |
New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, is divesting $86.2 million in investments from nine companies that conduct business in Iran or Sudan to protect the $109.9 billion system from risks tied to genocide and terrorism, said State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the fund’s sole trustee. Read more at www.pionline.com |
Obama urged to punish US firms for aiding internet censorship |
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Companies earning millions from helping repressive governments, say supporters of global online freedom act |
Internet activists are urging Barack Obama to pass legislation that would make it illegal for technology companies to collaborate with authoritarian countries that censor the internet. |
Leading companies earn hundreds of millions of pounds every year through their relationship with governments in repressive countries. Campaigners are agitating for the US president to put his weight behind the Global Online Freedom Act (Gofa), a law that would see US companies fined if they profit from involvement in online censorship. |
The issue has taken on added resonance after recent events in Iran, where questions about western complicity have been raised after a post-election crackdown by the government that has included throttling internet access and blocking websites to prevent information from spreading. Read more at u.tv |
keep the iran in the headlines! Iran leader praised amid signs of political purge |
Iran’s ruling clerics closed ranks around President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday, hailing him as a “champion” amid signs that he may have begun purging his government of anyone perceived as an opposition sympathizer. |
A sense of resignation mingled with indignation settled over supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran’s embattled opposition leader, whose insistence that massive fraud robbed him of victory in the June 12 presidential election touched off two weeks of violent street clashes between protesters and police. |
Iran’s highest electoral authority proclaimed the election outcome valid Monday - paving the way for Ahmadinejad to be sworn in next month - and the incumbent leader sent a stern message to those in his administration who survived his first term: He won’t tolerate dissent in his second. Read more at www.examiner.com |
Ahmadinejad hails Iran vote, says enemy plots failed |
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed on Tuesday his re-election as a victory for the Iranian people and a defeat for the Islamic Republic’s enemies. |
The hardline president spoke a day after Iran’s top legislative body confirmed he had won the June 12 election by a landslide and dismissed complaints of irregularities submitted by two defeated, pro-reform opponents. |
“This election was actually a referendum. The Iranian nation were the victors and the enemies, despite their … plots of a soft toppling of the system, failed and couldn’t reach their aims,” the official IRNA news agency quoted him as saying. |
Iran often accuses the West of seeking to undermine the Islamic state through a “soft” or “velvet revolution” with the help of intellectuals and others inside the country. Read more at www.reuters.com |
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Two U.S. senators do something about Iranian censorship
