Derrick
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Iran is expecting protests today and, instead of sitting back and waiting for the deluge of nasty reports to leak all over the Internet, they have adopted a more proactive approach this time around.
They banned WikiLeaks, the whistleblowers’ website, ahead of the next wave of protests over last month’s disputed elections.
Wikileaks stated that in doing this Iran had crossed an important human rights line.
Wikileaks concluded with a rather firm statement:
“But Iran has not blocked WikiLeaks to stop foreign influence pouring into the country. It has blocked WikiLeaks to try and prevent Iranian whistleblowers getting the truth out.
In censorship terms, the blocking of WikiLeaks is Iran’s Berlin wall moment; it is not an attempt to keep enemies out, rather, it is an attempt to lock Iranians in, and as such must be condemned.”
They banned WikiLeaks, the whistleblowers’ website, ahead of the next wave of protests over last month’s disputed elections.
Wikileaks stated that in doing this Iran had crossed an important human rights line.
Wikileaks concluded with a rather firm statement:
“But Iran has not blocked WikiLeaks to stop foreign influence pouring into the country. It has blocked WikiLeaks to try and prevent Iranian whistleblowers getting the truth out.
In censorship terms, the blocking of WikiLeaks is Iran’s Berlin wall moment; it is not an attempt to keep enemies out, rather, it is an attempt to lock Iranians in, and as such must be condemned.”