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Iran:No Internet for the Election Day

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 @ 21:17 UTC

by Hamid Tehrani

Countries:: Iran
Topics:: Elections, Governance, Media

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Irán: Sin internet para el día de elecciones...

Kamangir reports that the Ministry of Communication is considering complete blackout of the Internet in Iran for the day of the Parliamentary Elections.

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