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Activists arrested in run-up to Iranian election

Political activist Hossein Kiani was arrested on Sunday April 8 in Amol, Mazandaran.

Supreme Leader announces Facebook page

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has joined Facebook, the senior cleric’s office announced.

Another Facebook arrest carried out in Iran

Iranian police have arrested another Facebook member for publishing “indecent images and content on Facebook.”

Facebook users arrested in Sirjan

Iranian judicial authorities in Sirjan have announced the arrest of four individuals charged with “propaganda activities against the regime and insulting officials in the Facebook cyber space.”

Iranian police target internet ‘licentiousness’

Iranian police forces have announced that they will confront and cleanse the internet and sites like Facebook to stop those who “promote prostitution and licentiousness” on it.

Moderate cleric lauds internet and Facebook

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has praised Facebook, saying internet social media are a “blessing for the world.” ISNA reports that the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, at a recent gathering to discuss developments in the Middle East, said the role of the internet in these developments is commendable.