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Filtering of the internet in Iran

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During the past week, a question by an Iranian user from an Afghan user in Twitter becomes viral. The question was about the filtering of the internet and censorship in Afghanistan.  The answer of the Afghan user was kind of shocking for so many of the Iranian people. He replied: We don't have any kind of cencorship and cultural oppression by the government. The only problem we are dealing with is the tradition that rooted in radical islamic believes. This was shocking for the Iranians because they've always been frightened from becoming like Iraq or Afghanistan by the government or its related Medias. In Iran, so many websites, including news websites, those one related to fashion and design, educational websites and so many other topics have been banned by the government.  Consequently, when an Iranian user hearing that for instance the president of turkey is going to demand social networks like Twitter or Facebook to open an office in turkey so the government can have a clo

Iran trends: Mourning of Muharram during the pandemy+ #don't_kill_kulbar

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Hi. this is IranWeek and I'm going to talk about Iran and discuss the news about this country with you, in a way they're really happened not the way the propaganda wants you to believe. So join this channel and discover the reality about Iran. Yesterday, the supreme leader of the Islamic republic, Mr. Ali khamenei clamis in a public speech that he is going to obey the protocols and limits that announced by the Iranian health ministry for the mourning of Muharram and asked everyone whom they wants to take part in this ritual to do so as well. The Mourning of Muharram is a set of commemoration rituals observed by Shia Muslims, as well as some non-Muslims. The commemoration falls in Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Many of the events associated with the ritual take place in congregation halls known as Hussainia. This ritual consists of many parts and one of the main parts of it is Noha. Noha is some sorrowful poems and stories that be inspired from the batt