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| Iran 'blocks' official London 2012 Olympics website | Iran 'blocks' official London 2012 Olympics website |
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| Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games. | Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games. |
| Users in Iran have tweeted that they are unable to connect to london2012.com and are instead redirected to peyvandha.ir - a site offering stories from Iran's official news agencies. | Users in Iran have tweeted that they are unable to connect to london2012.com and are instead redirected to peyvandha.ir - a site offering stories from Iran's official news agencies. |
| The blockediniran.com website confirms that most users in Iran are unlikely to be able to see the Olympics web pages. | The blockediniran.com website confirms that most users in Iran are unlikely to be able to see the Olympics web pages. |
| Iran's ministry of foreign affairs did not reply to a request for comment. | Iran's ministry of foreign affairs did not reply to a request for comment. |
| Nima Akbarpour, the presenter of the BBC's Click Farsi programme, said such website bans are not uncommon, but it is hard to know exactly who is responsible. | Nima Akbarpour, the presenter of the BBC's Click Farsi programme, said such website bans are not uncommon, but it is hard to know exactly who is responsible. |
| "The blocking process in Iran is not related to a single specific organisation," he said. | "The blocking process in Iran is not related to a single specific organisation," he said. |
| "It happens every day - even affecting pro-government sites and blogs. The Iranian government's Internet Filtering Committee is in charge of the process, but individual judges can also order a web filter to be imposed." | "It happens every day - even affecting pro-government sites and blogs. The Iranian government's Internet Filtering Committee is in charge of the process, but individual judges can also order a web filter to be imposed." |
| Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, recently ordered officials to set up a new body to co-ordinate decisions regarding the net. | Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, recently ordered officials to set up a new body to co-ordinate decisions regarding the net. |
| Citizens have also been told they would need to show IDs and give their full name when visiting an internet cafe. | Citizens have also been told they would need to show IDs and give their full name when visiting an internet cafe. |
| President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also discussed plans to create a "clean web" within Iran with its own search engine and messaging service. | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also discussed plans to create a "clean web" within Iran with its own search engine and messaging service. |
| Iran had previously signalled it might boycott the Olympics over claims that the official logo spells the word "Zion" - a Hebrew word used to refer to Israel or Jerusalem. | |
| In February 2011 the Iranian authorities called for the logo to be withdrawn and the designers "confronted". | In February 2011 the Iranian authorities called for the logo to be withdrawn and the designers "confronted". |
| However, a follow-up letter later made clear its athletes would still "participate and play gloriously". | However, a follow-up letter later made clear its athletes would still "participate and play gloriously". |
| The Iranian weightlifting superheavyweight, Behdad Salimikordasiab, is expected to be among those taking part. | The Iranian weightlifting superheavyweight, Behdad Salimikordasiab, is expected to be among those taking part. |
| He previously won gold in the Asian Games in 2010 despite being affected by swine flu. | He previously won gold in the Asian Games in 2010 despite being affected by swine flu. |