Iran has the most sophisticated internet censorship in the world, according to CircleID.com. The filtering during the 2009 presidential campaign and the role of the Internet in the post-election turmoil brought a heightened level of attention to the country’s Internet filtering system. The OpenNet Initiative considers that the Internet censorship system in Iran has become one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated in the world.
The good news is that there are still methods to bypass the filters. VPNs will always work as there is no way to block them, especially those that using OpenVPN. The high level encryption is enough to protect the traffic and unblock the firewalls.
Some VPN providers even have special offers for Iranian users. For example, HideIpVPN gives away 50% of the regular price.
A more afordable alternative to VPNs is the proxies. Recently, I found a list of open proxies that can be used by Iranian Internet users. These are set up by those that fight against censorship and there are available only for users connecting from Iran.
Here is the list of proxies:
84.121.125.10:80
98.142.210.231:3128
66.31.18.247:80
70.228.189.148:3128 (YouTube, FaceBook, and Twitter only)
97.107.137.80:3128
200.65.127.161:3128
202.94.144.73:80
129.82.12.188:3128
212.123.91.165:8080
71.48.222.54:11764
60.6.205.26:808
86.101.185.112:8080
86.101.185.109:8080
69.92.182.124:2100
128.112.139.28:3124
198.144.36.172:5555
88.198.85.229:80
The list may be out of date and many proxies may be already blocked. The owner of the site that published the proxies is able to offer you the latest proxies available. You should contact his on this email address me[at]austinheap.com.
After you get the proxies you’ll have to setup your browser to use them. Here are some useful tutorials:
If you know good proxies that can be used by Iranian users or if you use other methods to bypass the filters please let us know.
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