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Many are using some form of “filter shekan” — an Iranian term for virtual private networks, circumvention apps and other tools that can bypass internet filters and access websites blocked by the government.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s where I am in my spiritual life,” the 63-year-old Fenton said, referring to joining a private school that will allow him to pass along his belief in God.

From Los Angeles Times

But retailers could import high-powered bikes and give buyers a PIN to "unlock" them, allowing it to reach higher speeds supposedly only on private property – a crucial loophole.

From BBC

The high-end private Gandhi Hospital in northwest Tehran had its windows blown out in the first days of the war, one of 13 hospitals to have sustained damage, according to the World Health Organisation.

From Barron's