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A Conservative Iranian’s Guide to Suppressing YouTube Videos

Published by Derek Davison 12 Comments

*Editor’s note: Yesterday we covered the arrest of a group of young Iranians in Tehran, who made a video to Pharrell’s hit song, “Happy.” As noted in our story, the original fan video, which received over 160,000 views on YouTube… Continue Reading →

Arrest of “Happy” Iranians Highlights Rouhani’s Domestic Battles

Published by Jasmin Ramsey 3 Comments

by Jasmin Ramsey* It was a perfect headline for the satirical online news site, “The Onion.” “Young Iranians Arrested for Being Too ‘Happy in Tehran’,” reads a May 20 New York Times blog title, with similar reports produced by news… Continue Reading →