There are many exile journalists from Iran, and they are invaluable: invaluable in informing us outsiders about what is going on; and invaluable in informing Iranians, too. You wouldn’t want to rely on Iran’s state media, would you? One exile journalist is Manuchehr Honarmand, who operates a website called Khandaniha: here. I have a piece on him in the current National Review. He has had a life more eventful than anyone wants, or deserves. I also mention him in today’s Impromptus — where I have some items concerning Iran and Internet freedom.
Here is an except from the NR piece:
Three times, [Honarmand] says, his site has been hacked. Asked whether this has been done by the Iranian government, he chuckles: “Who else? I am not a bank. Who else has the interest to hack a poor website like mine?” The hacking indicates that Khandaniha has gotten under the regime’s skin; so do mentions in the official press.
Why am I bringing up all this here in the Corner? I discover this morning that Khandaniha has now been hacked in a big way. The site appears to be crippled. Honarmand has put up a notice saying that the “enemies of freedom” have “managed to destroy” Khandaniha by infecting the server with “a destructive script.” He is working on restoration.
My guess is he will not be long deterred by what the “enemies of freedom” have done. He has not in the past.