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June 17, 2009

Iranian Government Cracks Down on Foreign Press & Websites
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Meanwhile, the Iranian government has revoked press credentials for
foreign journalists and ordered journalists not to report from the
streets. Much of the video footage from Iran is now coming from Iranian
citizens who are posting video to You Tube and other sites. Amateur
video posted on the internet earlier today appears to show members of
the Revolutionary Guard firing at a crowd of demonstrators from the roof
of their building in Tehran on Monday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
said today it will pursue legal action against websites that it claimed
were inciting people to riot, as well as the people who post material to
the websites.



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