EU vows to act on Iranian censorship

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    23 March 2010

    EU foreign ministers have vowed to "act" against the Iranian state's unacceptable jamming of satellite broadcasts and internet controls, showing the bloc's increasing impatience with Tehran.

    Europe "calls on the Iranian authorities to stop the jamming of satellite broadcasting and internet censorship and to put an end to this electronic interference immediately", the European Union's 27 foreign ministers said in an agreed statement on Monday.

    Ministers are "determined to pursue these issues and to act with a view to put an end to this unacceptable situation", they insisted.

    The decision to take unilateral European action comes as impatience is growing for stronger UN measures against Tehran over its controversial nuclear program.