In Iran satellite dishes on death row

[Arabian Legend]

In between Iranian President Hassan Rohani's charm offensive and talks of a US-Iranian reconciliation it has been easy to forget that the Islamic Republic still puts into action practices which attempt to create a buffer between its citizens and the exterior world.

Pictures published Sunday by the Iranian news agency ISNA document just such a practice. In the images, hundreds of satellite dishes confiscated from residents of the city of Shiraz can be seen placed in the street and then run over by an Iranian army armored personnel carrier.


From time to time, the Iranian regime raids residential areas and confiscates the roof-top dishes. A similar operation was conducted in Shiraz and surrounding villages in June, during which some 300 dishes were confiscated.

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According to reports in Iranian media, at the time, immediately following the raid residents quickly repurchased and installed new dishes, despite the regime's threats.

Since then, the regime has been increasingly enforcing the satellite dish ban – which has been in place since being legislated in 1994. However, despite the growing frequency of the raids, an Iranian official recently admitted that "the regime has failed in its bid to stop the phenomena."

According to some estimates, around 50%-70% of Iranian households enjoy satellite TV.

Iran: Hundreds of illegal satellite dishes confiscated, run over - Israel News, Ynetnews

 

[Syrian Lion]

I couldn't find anything on ISNA website... can some one provide the ISNA source...

while "Arabs" here ban channels that don't fit their masters agenda and channels that tell the truth... so @Arabian Legend don't throw stones if you live in a glass house... I don't see what is your point of opening such thread...

Banning Syrian Satellite Channels on Nilesat and Arabsat Satellites is a Violation of the Freedom of Information
Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::

 

[Arabian Legend]

I couldn't find anything on ISNA website... can some one provide the ISNA source...

Yes Yes the Pics I posted were all fabricated.

while "Arabs" here ban channels that don't fit their masters agenda and channels that tell the truth... so @Arabian Legend don't throw stones if you live in a glass house... I don't see what is your point of opening such thread..

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Banning Syrian Satellite Channels on Nilesat and Arabsat Satellites is a Violation of the Freedom of Information
Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::

Yes we own Arabsat so we threw Assad's crap out of it.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Yes Yes the Pics I posted were all fabricated.

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Yes we own Arabsat so we threw Assad's crap out of it.

again if your point is that Iran is banning satellite channels, then Saudi "Arabia" is not any better... I provided an example... and in addition, the "democratic" west, banned many Iranian channels...

now you just broke your own glass house by throwing rocks at others..

 

[Arabian Legend]

again if your point is that Iran is banning satellite channels, then Saudi "Arabia" is not any better... I provided an example... and in addition, the "democratic" west, banned many Iranian channels...

now you just broke your own glass house by throwing rocks at others..

There is a different b/t throwing Assad's crap out of our Satellite and censorship that prevent people from keeping in touch with the world. Now get lost.

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

On death row

 

[Syrian Lion]

There is a different b/t throwing out Assad's crap out of our Satellite and censorship that prevent people from keeping in touch with the world. Now get lost.

really.. so now the internet is fully open in Saudi "Arabia"... and also keeping people from getting TRUTHFUL information from Syria, or at least listening to the other side of the story, so people can judge isn't the same? if you said Syrian channels are crap, then what do you fear? why censor them? do you fear that the people will know the truth?

hey when your women can drive cars, come and talk to me about this topic

 

[Arabian Legend]

really.. so now the internet is fully open in Saudi "Arabia"... and also keeping some people getting TRUTHFUL information from Syria, or at least listening to the other side story, so people can judge isn't the same? if you said Syrian channel are crap, then what do you fear? why censor them? do you fear that the people will know the truth?

hey when your women can drive cars, come and talk to me about this topic

Lol, Assad propaganda machine is credible. Jock of the day. You know what go play at the kids section I really have no time for your idiotic comments. And yes there is no censorship in Saudi Arabia. Now FoOK off.

 

[Sukapha]

Sheeesh, didn't you know. Driving damages the ovaries......

 

[Ostad]

BS... . and if you watched Rouhani's Council on Foreign Relations speech ...

SHEERAN: (OFF-MIKE) Jon Williams of ABC News says, there are many technologically smart and savvy young people in Iran. And I know they're waiting for that opening. How about the issue of access to satellite television? And removing the block for that?

ROUHANI (through translator): Satellite television, you'll find it every village in Iran. Of course, the villages, they have more of them than the urban areas. If you -- if -- just look at the rooftops. You'll get a sense.

I think that in the world today, these things are kind of, you know, a little old (inaudible) in a sense. All countries have -- all people have access to satellite networks, and the people of Iran have it, too.

A Conversation With Hassan Rouhani - Council on Foreign Relations

plz mods close this

 

[Ostad]

Lol, Assad propaganda machine is credible. Jock of the day. You know what go play at the kids section I really have no time for your idiotic comments. And yes there is no censorship in Saudi Arabia. Now FoOK off.

Reporters Without Borders ranked Saudi Arabia 161st out of 173 countries for freedom of the press

Censorship in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BATMAN]

No channels are banned in Saudi Arabia.... i use to have all channels even 10 years ago.

I used to have sky sat and arab sat.. 2 LNBs.

If any one know of banned channel than please, introduce the name... or....

 

[Ostad]

No channels are banned in Saudi Arabia.... i use to have all channels even 10 years ago.

I used to have sky sat and arab sat.. 2 LNBs.

If any one know of banned channel than please, introduce the name... or....

send ^^ to Reporters Without Borders ...or...

 

[BATMAN]

send ^^ to Reporters Without Borders ...or...

Than better stick to the subject matter... or I can also express lots of other issues.

 

[Ostad]

Than better stick to the subject matter... or I can also express lots of other issues.

do what you desire.