The protesters reportedly claimed the series defames the large and powerful Bakhtiari tribe. A Bakhtiari family in the series is depicted as corrupt, nouveau riche and monarchist.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi_eQ0DHd9Y&feature=share

Iran – Esfehan.15.Feb.2014 Anti-regime protest in front of regime IRIB office in Esfehan city. – YouTube –  2/15/2014.

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IRIB –> Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting | includes: Press TV

I see no reportage of the video up top on either site, not that I’m looking too hard for that or expect that from a system invested in controlling constituent access to global information.

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If the world’s on fire, we can see it today, but no one can see it all at once.  I’ve missed protests in Venezuela, a now ongoing story in major media, and am not inclined to keep up daily with the tragedy dogging the Burmese Rohingya (Malaysia, which accepts members of the Muslim tribe, would do well to attend their defense and retrieval) or the Central African Republic (CAR), where Christian militia have been persecuting Muslims, although that conflict I might well bring on to these virtual pages.

Related: The Central African Republic: Sectarian savagery | The Economist – 2/15/2014.

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Updates to come on Isfahan if I can get them.

Updates

This episode well portrays the different workings of “western” and “eastern” minds.  The western mind wants the protests to be about “freedom of speech”; the eastern one, apparently, wants it to be about freedom from insult.

One can’t have both.

Iran state TV halts series after protests | Mid-East | Saudi Gazette – 2/17/2014.

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The protesters reportedly claimed the series defames the large and powerful Bakhtiari tribe. A Bakhtiari family in the series is depicted as corrupt, nouveau riche and monarchist.

Iran state TV halts series after protests | The Times of Israel – 2/16/2014.

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