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Iran Focus

Tehran, Jan. 20 - Homes in the city of Mashad (northeast Iran) were raided over the past few days by State Security Forces for "illegal satellite dishes".

The SSF Public Relations Office announced that two individuals were arrested, on charges of installing satellite dishes, during the raids.

Some 45 satellite dishes and receivers were confiscated thus far.

The SSF office announced agents had been waging a vigorous crackdown on homes that had installed satellite dishes.

Satellite dishes are illegal in Iran and security agencies regularly conduct raids on private homes to find them

Iranian officials have repeatedly expressed grave concern over the impact of opposition satellite broadcasts on Iran's younger generation.

Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Aug. Iran's police forces have been instructed to use all means, including helicopters, owned satellite dishes, which are illegal in Iran. eastern province of North Khorassan told local journalists in the provincial capital Mashad on Saturday that his forces have been using choppers to spot the satellite dishes and report them to ground units, which would then search the suspected homes and seize the dishes. Owners are imprisoned and expected to pay a heavy fine.

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