September 15, 2004

Crackdown on reformist websites - wrap up, H. Derakhshan, Editor: Myself

Here is a wrapup to the serious crackdown on a few Iranian reformist websites:

Since last year, some judiciary officials in Iran have shown ultimate determination to shut down two reformist websites, Emrooz and Rouydad.

First they officially ordered the Telecom company to filter them, then after a few months, since the websites hadn't stopped operating, they stormed their ISPs and arrested some technicians helping them.

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Last week they arrested the father of Sina Motallebi, well-known Iranian blogger who was himself arrested last year for three weeks which created a big splash both in the blogosphere and the mainstream press.

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