Things are banned in Australia too. It's really up to them what they deem offensive. In a society that is more free than our own, they might deem it repressive to ban the publication of nudity in advertising.

That's why I dislike this holier-than-thou attitude...it's hypocritical. We censor and repress certain media and people in Australia. I think it would be more honest and credible to everyone if we fixed our own repressive society and leave it to the Iranians to go through the same processes as our countries have done.

Mind you they may well have taken those steps by now if the Iranian Democracy in 1953, was not overthrown by the United States (spreading democracy? No, it's always been spreading the opposite if you do some research) and a dictatorship was not put in it's place (by the Usa).

Dear Steel,

I owe you an apology. I misunderstood what you were trying to say.

You're right of course.

Dear Romany,

Thanks for referring me to the Feminist Majority Foundation.
There's a few sites that I've earmarked - so thanks.

None can ignore the International public opinion, none can ignore the international non government organizations. Few years before Bush's administration tried to find who is the worst and strongest enemy for his policy. The answer was the NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. While it was easy for Bush administration to threaten Pakistan's president , << cooperate with us against terrorists or we will bring your country back to stone age>> it is not easy to threaten, press or buy the members and friends from a non government organization because they come from a wide political range left to right and of cause from many countries, friendly or not. The government of Iran will try to underestimate us but it can not ignore us because they know our press against an invasion to Iran had good results for them , because they need us and they want us enough strong. We are strong not only as message senders but also as consumers and voters. Today none country can savvy alone. Today individuals are strong, very strong, the internet gave us the tools not only to sent messages but to create the public opinion, in high degree. (About 54% of Americans prefer the internet for their news). We are strong, we are much more stronger than we think. None can ignore our voice, non democratic governments can try to seem that they ignore us but we know they scare more from us than from Bush's invasions.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide