They were not a majority, and they had been manipulated and provoked into rebelling against the government through by propaganda, covert operations and other types of interventions by west regimes, their regional clients and the zionists.
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I don't remember Iran killing western journalists like NATO regimes and their proxies have done to Press TV correspondents, so no.
Moreover, Iran does not possess the material resources to compete with mainstream corporate media, whose dominance is such that they will drown out any dissenting voice. Since the playing field is not a level one to begin with, it would be fair game if Iran decided to impose additional restrictions on their reporters.
And when western regimes fear that some dissident journalist might actually be able to successfully inform the public about their imperialist mischief, they proceed to freezing their bank accounts and those of their parents too, like happened to that German journalist who refused to parrot NATO propaganda on the conflict in Ukraine.
They have continued to impede the freedom of Iranian media regardless long after the events of 2009.
NATO, indeed. The military alliance of regimes which propped up, armed, backed in every conceivable way those insurgents who ended up martyring Maya Nasser in a targeted sniper shooting (among countless other crimes). Also, NATO member Turkey whose intelligence services are suspected of having martyred Serena Shim.
Individual exception to a widespread and common phenomenon then.
Bottom line, there's no efficient filtering in Iran. Anyone who wishes to do so, can access blocked sites with ease. So in practice, internet usage is not hampered by any significant restrictions in Iran.
Suffice to open a few newspapers, or a few Iran-based news websites and discover the unmistakable variety of views featured.
Virtually all of them operate websites on the internet, which makes their content available to tens of millions even.
That's less than a country like France, where the percentage stands at over 17%.
Of those 12%, a portion will consist of schools not interested in alternative curriculae even if they had the option. Which would leave what, 8%, maybe 10%. I don't exactly call that massive.
Iran is being subjected to a soft war (political, cultural, psychological) so intense and largescale, that it has no equivalent in history. This confers legitimacy to a wide range of counter-measures Iranian authorities may introduce to defend the nation from this sort of aggression.
It's not necessary to live in Iran in order to gain insight into the kinds of books published there.
کتاب ÙÙد ÙظرÛ٠دÙÙت جدÛد اثر جÙز٠کراپسÛØ ÙÛراÛØ´âÙÛ٠استراÙØ³Ø Ø§ØÙد تدÛ٠بÙد٠٠Úاپ 1 آ٠در سا٠1373 تÙسط اÙتشارات Ú©ÙÛر ÙÙتشر شد٠است.
www.gisoom.com
نقد گفتمانی دولت های پس از انقلاب اسلامی
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"سالهای بنفش"، کتاب نقد و بررسی 2920 روز عملکرد دولتهای یازدهم و دوازدهم در حوزه اقتصاد، توسط انتشارات نورعلم، روانه پیشخوان کتابفروشیها شد.
www.tasnimnews.com
As I had explained before, a system similar to China's Great Firewall will feature useful international websites while at the same time filtering out subversive material more efficiently. It's not strictly an intranet.
And preventing existential enemies from brainwashing one's population and from adopting collectively suicidal postures, is called neutralizing a pressing threat to national security and social stability.
It is intended to allow for a more efficient counter against dangerous foreign propaganda, psy-ops and social engineering endeavours.
Quote the statement in question.
If you have such issues with Iran's political system and prefer western liberalism, why not move there.
Disingenuous fabrications by hostile powers, who at the same time are trying to sell Iraqis the exact same nonsense about Iranian pilgrims on a visit to Karbala and Najaf. Obvious purpose of the operation: create rifts between the brotherly people of Iran and Iraq, take aim at Iran's alliance with Iraqi groups.
Western media have a very long and documented record of making up bogus stories about Islamic Iran.