Internet freedoms in Iran will hinge on political deal
Internet liberalisation is one of the most politically divisive issues in the government's domestic reform agenda
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- Tight government control
- Blocked websites
- Rouhani lobbies for relaxing control
- Domestic debate heats up
- "Halal" internet
- Factional politics
- Pre-election competition
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_350.jpg "Iranian schoolgirls chat online at an internet cafe which is exclusively for females (Reuters/Stringer)")