Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Persian Impediment

A new campaign against internet censorship in Iran has been started: see here.

According to the campaign organisers, "[a]s new and revolutionary mediums of communication and expression become available, The Islamic Republic Of Iran invests greater amounts of resources in an attempt to silence, repress and suppress.

ARTICLE 19 is launching a campaign against internet censorship, and in support of freedom of expression and freedom to impart information on the internet in Iran.

the campaign aims to

  • strengthen the legal and regulatory framework of freedom of expression and media freedom on the internet in Iran; and
  • facilitate discussion on systematic online censorship"

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