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– Arrest of Instagram celebrities in Iran part of efforts towards filtering the platform (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 13, 2018

ARTICLE 19 condemns the May 2018 arrests of high profile Iranian Instagram users Maedeh Hojabri, Elnar Ghasemi, Shadab Shakib, and Kami Yousefi, ahead of new attempts to filter the platform in the country.
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