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"Even though the age of the Internet and coffee net in our country is still in its infancy, the establishment of more and more of these Coffee Nets, which mainly provide long distance phone services to other countries at much lower rates than the government telecommunications company has created a real crisis for this organization, which had up to now practiced a monopoly.
, Mr. Shahin, says each year the country witnesses 317 percent increase in Internet users.
(Hambastegi, April 29, 2001) Iranian Film-maker'sLetter to American Film Critics Association- Jafar Panahi was awarded the Freedom of Expression Prize by the American Film Critics Association for his latest picture 'The Circle' which had previously won the Golden Lion of the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival last year.
However, on his trip from Hong Kong to film festivals in Latin American countries, the celebrated Iranian film• maker suffered insulting treatment from U.
Panahi then decided to send back the Freedom of Expression Prize to the American Film Critics Association along with the following open letter: Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, As the winner of the Freedom of Expression Award for my film, The Circle, I would like to draw your kind attention to what happened to me in your country, and I expect to see your reaction to this inhuman incident.
The series of meetings held in the first six months of 200 I follows very little contact between Uknaric and Iran's educational authorities over the past 20 years which made it difficult for UK institutions to maintain updated records on Iranian qualifications."