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Iranians Use Internet to Overcome News Curbs - 16 Jun 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jun 16 09
Witnessed: 888 veces
Regions: Iran
Issues: Elections, Freedom of opinion & expression
Tags: ahmadinejad, Elections, facebook, mousavi, Protests, social media, social networking, tehran, twitter
Iranian authorities have imposed severe restrictions on foreign news organisations trying to cover protests in Tehran following the recent elections.
But video and social networking websites such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have helped the story break out through the internet.
Nicole Johnston reports.
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