Iran

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8/6/04
Iran's government cracking down on Internet freedom, RSF says
ANKARA, 5 Aug 2004 (IRIN) - The media watchdog body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has voiced concern at the growing efforts of the Iranian authorities to censor online freedom of expression, including the preparation of a draft law that would create a legal framework to crack down on Internet usage. RSF has also called for the release of Mojtaba Lotfi, a cyber-dissident theology student.
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Iran: Human rights commitments not matched by reality
The recent hunger strike in Tehran's Evin prison and the unabated wave of arrests and temporary detention of students, journalists and workers are some of the signs of a worsening human rights situation in Iran. These have renewed international concern over the situation in the Islamic Republic.

The international community accepted at face value statements made by judicial officials throughout 2003 that the penalty of stoning had been suspended as a result of a "moratorium". Yet, to widespread dismay, the judiciary initiated an amendment to existing laws detailing how to carry out a stoning and crucifixion in November 2003.
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