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British Set Up Site To Avoid Iranian Censorship
- Red Rocket Media , Monday, March 19, 2012 3 AM
Foreign secretary William Hague calls the “UK for Iranians” site a “window on Britain” and says it will explain “the UK’s policies towards Iran, whether on human rights, the nuclear issue or developments elsewhere in the Middle East”.
The British government has set up a series of social media pages and a website especially for Iranian nationals in a bid to avoid the country’s tough stance on censorship overseas.
On the UK for Iranians website, foreign secretary William Hague explained that the website was set up to offer Iranians the opportunity to see what British life is like – something he referred to as a “window on Britain”. As part of his opening message to the Iranian people, Hague explained that the UK is in strong opposition to the ongoing oppression in Syria, adding: ”We disagree with Iran’s support for the regime that is carrying out these acts.”
