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Patrick Leahy: “The Iranian Government is trying to muzzle its people behind an electronic curtain.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
The Iranian Government is trying to muzzle its people behind an electronic curtain.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy describes Iran's efforts to control information access as oppressive.

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