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Why Did Arseh Sevom Join in the Internet Strike Yesterday?

2012-01-19

Here’s why… We joined because if passed, the law to protect intellectual property would have all sorts of debilitating and unintended consequences for people using the internet all over the world. Those include: The closure of social networking sites with link

The Protester, Time’s 2011 Person of the Year

2011-12-15

Arseh Sevom — In 2009, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of Iranians took to the streets to express their desire for more open and democratic governance. Most were wary of revolutionary promises and seeking reform with space to participate in society. “I