Free Republic

More than 3,000 satellite dishes have been confiscated in Iran as the government cracks down on what they're calling "trouble makers" in the country's capital city. More than 12,000 "social polluters" have been arrested and hundreds have been sentenced in recent days. While it's illegal to have satellite dishes in Iran, many people have them, allowing Iranians a glimpse at the outside world. SAT-7, Christian satellite television for the Middle East and North Africa, is concerned about the most recent crackdown. SAT-7's Debbie Brink says, "They're trying to prevent sources of information coming into the country that the government considers...