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Iran shuts down 24 cafes in Internet crackdown

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:57 pm
by Istik
http://in.reuters.com/article/technolog ... 216?rpc=92


Iranian police have closed down 24 Internet cafes and other coffee shops in as many hours, detaining 23 people, as part of a broad crackdown on immoral behaviour in the Islamic state, official media said on Sunday.

The action in Tehran province was the latest move in a campaign against fashion and other practices deemed incompatible with Islamic values, including women flouting strict dress codes and barber shops offering men Western hair styles.