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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/September/middleeast_September313.xml&section=middleeast&col=

Iran judiciary seals offices of news Web site
(Reuters)

24 September 2007

TEHERAN - Iran’s judiciary has sealed off the offices of a popular news Web site critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s policies after journalists continued to update it despite official filtering, the Web site said.

Rights groups and diplomats say there is a broad crackdown on dissenting voices in the Islamic state, which is under growing Western pressure over its disputed nuclear programme. The authorities deny such moves, saying they allow free speech.

Blocking access to Baztab.com earlier this year was seen as part of the clampdown. Updates to the Web site, which is published in English and Farsi, were still available to Internet users outside Iran until the offices were sealed.


1,951 posted on 09/24/2007 9:24:53 AM PDT by drymans wife (They is nothing like the mind of a TM;'er)
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As you can watch live or download for later on his comments to the Press Club about his shutting down websites.

http://www.foxnews.com/index.html


1,952 posted on 09/24/2007 9:43:06 AM PDT by drymans wife (They is nothing like the mind of a TM;'er)
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