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Redbird ([personal profile] redbird) wrote2004-02-28 03:55 pm

Test case available

I just copyedited the Wikipedia article on the an Iranian newspaper, and posted the resulting edit to a public Webserver. This article was created by an Iranian Wikipedian.

Iran is on the list of countries that American citizens are not supposed to trade with, and according to the latest obnoxious statement from the current administration, editing material by citizens of those countries counts.

Fittingly, the article in question is about censorship by the Iranian government.

[identity profile] red-queen.livejournal.com 2004-02-28 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect that opportunities for editing to count as an act of civil disobedience are few and far between. I respect your integrity, not just as a wielder of the editorial pencil, but for standing up for what's right.