Monday, July 25, 2016

Iran Destroys 100,000 Satellite Dishes In Crackdown

The head of the Basij militia warned that satellite TV was having a negative impact on Iran [Hossein Zohrevand/AFP]

Al Jazeera: Iran destroys 100,000 'depraving' satellite dishes

Authorities say the banned satellite dishes are morally damaging, despite high-level calls for reform of the law.

Iranian authorities have destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes and receivers as part of a widespread crackdown against illegal devices they say "deviate morality and culture".

General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, the head of Iran's Basij militia, oversaw the destruction ceremony in Tehran on Sunday and warned of the impact that satellite television was having in the country.

"The truth is that most satellite channels... deviate the society's morality and culture," AFP news agency reported him as saying.

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More News On Iran Destroying 100,000 Satellite Dishes In Crackdown

Iran Destroys 100,000 ‘Morally Damaging’ Satellite Dishes -- AFP
Guard-linked militia destroys 100,000 satellite dishes across Iran -- KYODO/Japan Times
Iran destroys 100000 illegal satellite dishes -- The Times of Israel
Iran’s Basij militia destroy tens of thousands of satellite dishes -- RUDAW
Iran regime destroys 100,000 satellite dishes in crackdown -- NCR

1 comment:

Bob Huntley said...

They don't look like my satellite dish. More like lids for 45 gallon drums.