Iranian authorities destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes and receivers on Sunday, in the framework of a widespread crackdown against the devices. So reported Agence France Presse (AFP).
The destruction ceremony took place in Tehran in the presence of General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, head of Iran's Basij militia, who warned of the impact that satellite television was having in the country. "The truth is that most satellite channels... deviate the society's morality and culture," he said at the event.
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