· December, 2011

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Stories about Farsi from December, 2011

Iran: ‘Pure comments campaign’

  19 December 2011

Iranian officials are going to launch a “pure comments campaign” against blasphemy and pornography. Khoshnevis says [Fa] that 1000 individuals have been recruited to put comments on “dirty websites and blogs”  to “diss-effect” their content.

Iran: Where Is My Classmate?

  14 December 2011

Several empty chairs in Iran's universities were formerly occupied by students who have now vanished or been expelled. This year Tahkim Vahdat, a leading student protest group, called for an “Empty Seat Campaign” on December 7 to remember the victims of religious and government repression in universities.

Iran: A famous pilot talks against sanctions

  11 December 2011

Captain Hooshang Shahbazi, Iranian pilot who got famous after he successfully landed his Boeing 727 without the nose gear in mid October 2011, has launched a campaign [Fa] in his website against “civil aviation sanctions” on Iran.

Iran: US virtual embassy blocked

  8 December 2011

Nima Akbarpour, Iranian blogger and IT journalist, says [Fa] that Iranian authorities have blocked US virtual embassy website, hours after its launch. He says that was predictable.

Iran: 4 hours instead of ‘444 days’

  2 December 2011

Robab who objects the raid on UK compounds in Tehran, says [Fa]: “Thanks God that they got satisfied with 4 hours of taking UK hostages, and it didn't reach 444 days that 52 Americans were held hostage“.

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