Iran Sets Up "Office of Religious Blogs"

The American Foreign Policy Council's newsletter, Iran Democracy Monitor , in its June 9, 2006 edition, reports that the Iranian government has created an "Office of Religious Blogs". Based in Qom, the Office provides research, training, and support to clerical bloggers operating inside Iran. It says it has already trained 500 bloggers to use of the Internet to disseminate a pro-regime message to Iranians who are increasingly using the Internet.