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  • Iran Blocks Cellphones, Websites

    Correspondents say the main mobile telephone network in Iran’s capital Tehran was cut while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked

    Correspondents say the main mobile telephone network in Iran’s capital Tehran was cut while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked.

    They say the communication cuts came after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a landslide re-election victory, sparking rioting in the streets by opposition supporters who claimed the result had been rigged.

    Source: 
    News24

  • Call for Investigation into Blogger’s Death

    The Freedom House has called for an independent investigation into the recent death of an Iranian blogger.

    The Freedom House has called for an independent investigation into the recent death of an Iranian blogger, who was imprisoned two years ago for posting negative blogs against Iran's leadership.

    Freedom House, executive director, Jennifer Windsor points out that, "Omidreza Mirsayafi's death illustrates the dangerously inhospitable environment in which bloggers operate in Iran."

    Source: 
    <br /> Jerusalem Post
    Article link: 
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1237461635053&pagename=JPost%2FJPArti...