Iran: Protests and Repression

Global Voices by Hamid Tehrani | Jun. 16, 2009 (Opinion)

Although Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are currently blocked in Iran, many Iranians have been using proxies to bypass filters and report up-to-the-minute news. Iranian authorities have also blocked SMS text messages, and are also filtering several news websites reflecting reformist opinions. Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 16, 2009

An excellent complement to the straight news coverage on the protests. GlobalVoices packages information from the social networks in a way that the mainstream press won't. Not wholly informative or well contextualized, but I think essential given the way things have unfolded in Iran.

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