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Popular Ahmadinejad Critic Website Closed Off
Kamangir | September 23, 2007 | Category Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic
Following a complaint filed by the government of Ahmadinejad against the opponent website Baztab, its office was sealed off by the Judiciary [Persian]. A newspaper close to Ahmadinejad writes, “Rezaei, the owner of Baztab, when failed in finding a job in the government, turned into an unjust and offensive critic [Persian].” In its last post, Baztab asserts that the ban has been the result of a seven-month pressure by the government [Persian].
To know how popular Baztab was, it is enough to compare it with the leading state-run news agency Farsnews and the national television (Alexa). Note that while Baztab is filtered in Iran, the two others are conveniently reachable. Many of the drops in the popularity of Baztab coincide with previous bans on the website.
It is quite hillarious to remember Ahmadinejad’s claim that “Complete freedom exists in Iran and all individuals and groups can express their ideas [Persian]“.
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Being “unjust and offensive”, as they put it, does not go against free speech. Not that it’s even a concern for AJ & Co. Silencing critics is much more fun.
[...] Kamangir reports more on Baztab and adds;  It is quite hillarious to remember Ahmadinejad’s claim that “Complete freedom exists in Iran and all individuals and groups can express their ideas [...]
[...] read: Popular Ahmadinejad Critic Website Closed Off digg_url = ‘http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/23/ahmadinejads-inferior-worldview/’; [...]
[...] Iran under his guidance was a bastion for freedom of thought. He must of forgotten about his recent closing of a website that was a critic of the government. However student activism is justly rewarded with trumped up [...]
I wonder how much it costs these days to have your website filtered in Iran. Such an action seems to immediately generate praise for the website, criticism for the Iranian government, and in general attention for the “banned” website. Merely a clever marketing tool by the Iranians.