1 Year Later, Iran's Opposition Still Relies On Internet

from National Public Radio

Social media have played an important role for the political opposition in Iran. After last year's disputed presidential election, powerful cell phone videos of the brutal crackdown on demonstrators appeared on the Internet. Cameran Ashraf of AccessNow.org talks to Deborah Amos about how social media brings attention to the events that are censored in Iran.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, June 9, 2010