Posted on 10/25/2003 4:55:53 AM PDT by nuconvert
Iran Targets Satellite TV Owners
July 03, 2003 Middle East Online middle-east-online.com
TEHRAN - Iranian security forces have carried out a series of raids targetting private owners of banned satellite dishes in areas of Tehran that were the scene of recent anti-regime protests, witnesses and reports said Thursday.
The official Iran newspaper said that for several days there has been "a new wave of dish seizures, particularly in districts that were the theatre of recent troubles," a reference to the June 10-20 student-led unrest.
The protests swelled after many residents of Tehran were urged to take to the streets by foreign-based opposition satellite television broadcasts.
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