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Iran:Freedom of speech in taxicabs and butcher shops

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 15 March 2007 21:26 GMT

View from Iran says Iran is a society filled with thoughtful and outspoken individuals. Only the bravest or the most desperate have the nerve to organize. The rest exercise their freedom of speech in taxicabs and butcher shops; at parties and swimming pools; in poems and through blog posts. There is no dearth of conversation and debate here

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