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– Censorship undressed: Iranian state TV cuts broadcast mid-sentence (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 18, 2017

In an unusual broadcasting flub, Iran's official state media network cut off the live video feed of a reporter in mid-sentence when she mentioned the name of presidential hopeful Hamid Baghaei, one of the more controversial politicians who has filed to run for president next month.
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