Babak Taghvaee - Μπάπακ Τακβαίε - بابک تقوایی Profile picture
Author, Historian, Journalist. Former Freelance Contributor & Commentator of @BBC & @RFERL. Find my articles in @AFMonthly, @IsraelHayomHeb & @PtisiMagazine now

Jun 20, 2020, 5 tweets

.@IranIntl removed results of months of my investigation & research about shot-down of Flight #PS752 by #IRGC because of cyber trolls! I experienced having my articles censored when I used to work as a journalist in #Iran, I do not tolerate seeing this in #UK.

It started 2 days after shot-down of Flight #PS752 by #IRGC's Tor-M1 SAM system, cyber trolls of #IRGC threatened every media & journalist that interviewed or hosted me. Because I said & still say, the regime authorities including Ali #Khamenei are responsible for this crime.

In my article I had explained about how some of the conspiracy theories about shot-down of Flight #PS752 are baseless. I had explained how use of R-330Zh GPS signal jammers had made the flight pattern of the Atlas Global's Flight 1185 to be displayed Zigzag in FlightRadar24.

In 2012 & 2013, I paid heavy price for not hiding the truth when I used to work as a journalist in #Iran. I was arrested & imprisoned. I am not scared of @IranIntl & certainly will sue whoever is responsible for spreading disinformation against me and my research in this media.

This so-called Soft-War warrior of #Iran's Islamic Regime nicknamed as #Zulfaqar (real name is #RezaRezaeiKhosravi) has taken responsibility for forcing #BBCPersian & now
@IranIntl to censor & boycott me only because I supported women's rights activists including #MasihAlinejad!

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