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New media empowers Iran opposition

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Blog Police, Iran, Middle East

Ynet News
In Iran, where Facebook has been blocked for two weeks, it was Twitter. Anyone following the recent elections in Iran and the clashes that ensued could not overlook the central role the internet and the new media played in the events, especially at the hands of the opposition.
In an interview to al-Jazeera, Saeed Shariati, [...]

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