Friday
Jan152010
Iran: The Regime Censors the 1979 Revolution
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 7:37
Pedestrian notes, from an article in Ayande News, an interesting memorandum sent to all writers and producers at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
Any documentaries and specials commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution must remove:
- All photos and videos of the those killed in the protests before the Revolution
- Photographs and videos of pre-Revolution demonstrators attacking or setting fire to public places
- Photographs and videos of demonstrators writing on walls, throwing Molotov cocktails, or fleeing from police
A few examples offered by Pedestrian of what Iranians will not see in the days leading to the anniversary of the Revolution on 22 Bahman (11 February):
Any documentaries and specials commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution must remove:
- All photos and videos of the those killed in the protests before the Revolution
- Photographs and videos of pre-Revolution demonstrators attacking or setting fire to public places
- Photographs and videos of demonstrators writing on walls, throwing Molotov cocktails, or fleeing from police
The Latest from Iran (15 January): Refreshing?
A few examples offered by Pedestrian of what Iranians will not see in the days leading to the anniversary of the Revolution on 22 Bahman (11 February):
Reader Comments (2)
The first three pictures look quit similar to pictures from the protests last 6-7 months and I'm sure something similar to the forth picture will follow soon.
When I was in Iran, I noticed that they also only showed images of veiled women in the streets from the days leading up to the Shah's fall. The crowds were always sex-segregated and they almost never showed any secular images.