Our regular mod wrangler Chris Livingston is indisposed this week—likely pruning back his INIs, and exorcising rogue RARs. Will resume next week. Before that, I'd like to step in to highlight Pilgrimage, an Arma 3 scenario that, judging from the response to Andy's showcase of the game's, is a clear community favourite.It's a needle-in-the-haystack simulator, only with guns and angry men. Your job is to find and collect the body of your deceased brother from one of Altis's churches or chapels.Altis is over 270 square kilometres big.
It has over over 200 churches and chapels. Fortunately, I have ways of making people talk. (See earlier: 'guns'.)Clearly I need to get smarter in my approach.
After evaluating more than 250 entries, Bohemia Interactive today revealed the 50 finalists in Bohemia Interactive’s €500,000 Make Arma Not War contest. In the Singleplayer Game Mode category, the finalists were selected by Arma 3 players, who were able to vote for their favorite entries. Ravage is a mod framework for ArmA 3. It comes with sample missions set on Altis and Tanoa, but has been developed to make it easy to use almost any map (requires the use of the editor). There are many other missions created using Ravage, many of which can be found on the Steam Workshop. Ravage is entirely free for you to play.
The first thing I do is track down that patrol. I get a new message, saying they're now to the north-east. I head back up the hill, and, with the help of a little more luck, spot them in the distance. My SMG is clearly not up to the task, but I'm well hidden. I manage to take them out before they spot my position.
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After a bit of corpse looting, I'm sporting a new rifle and some better armour.My next job is to get off the coast. Anything I don't loot, I sell—pulling out a box from, er, somewhere, loading it with equipment and watching it disappear into the omniscient auction house. I've got a decent amount of money at this point—enough to fast-travel much further in land. Reach any road and you can select 'hitch-hiking' from the game's context menu. Click a position on the map and you'll materialise there, short a few 'fuel funds'.My objective is the town of Sofia, but first I've a church to scout. A one-in-217 chance?
I like those odds.Damn.At this point my phone rings. After a few seconds of randomly pressing buttons, hoping to find the one that answers it, my character picks it up automatically. It's my uncle, with some choice words about a) my brother's death, and b) my father's 'machine'. Holy shit, this mission has a story.Unfortunately, I don't get any more hints as to what that story might be.
Overlooking the final church on the way to Sofia is a radar tower that's swarming with enemies. They spot me, and I'm plunged into a gruelling fire-fight as I try to escape. At this point, any further phone calls are hurriedly cancelled before the ringing gives away my character's position. At no point does he decide to just put it on silent.During the fight, one of the soldiers surrenders. A blue exclamation mark appears over his head, informing me he can be interrogated. This, finally, is where I make some headway.
The interrogation marks off a number of churches. Now I've probably only got 180 or so to check. Progress!I reach Sofia, still under fire.
The town itself appears to be surrounded by hostiles, and so I'm sprinting between each highlighted building, picking up first aid packs, selling unwanted weapons and gathering intel—laptops that further narrow my search.It's here I finally get my first piece of actionable advice. A blue exclamation mark points to a civilian with some information. I could ask him directly, potentially marking off a few more churches, or I could risk paying him a sizeable chunk of cash. I do the latter, and he tells me I should concentrate my search to the south-west. I now have a proper lead. Assuming he's telling the truth.The beauty of Pilgrimage is its effective combination of soldiering sim, orienteering adventure and detective mystery. It's truly open ended—a randomly placed objective on a massive map and a handful of tools to help you hone in on your target.
It's endlessly repeatable too, with a myriad of options that let you extensively tailor your experience.It can feel overwhelming at first, but only until you find your first solid lead. After that, your journey is give purpose—and the true mission of dodging patrols and gathering intel proves an exciting way to spend time in Altis.
And there are a lot more options than those that I encountered—including dedicated hideouts to hide out in, enemy strongholds to attack, and assassination missions that can be done at the behest of certain civilians. You can see a full guide to what Pilgrimage can do.Installation: Simple.
Download from, and extract the.pbo file into the Missions folder of your Arma 3 directory. You can also subscribe, although there have been reports of that version not retaining your saved data.
.In 2019, ranked 170 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index. This index lists countries from 1 to 180 based on the level of freedom journalists have to do their job. Reporters Without Borders described Iran as “one of the world’s most repressive countries for journalists for the past 40 years”.
In the Index, Iran also scores low on political rights and civil liberties and is classified as “not free”. These bad rankings can partly be explained by the existence of censorship in Iran.Censorship can broadly be described as “the knot that binds knowledge and power”.
This definition emphasizes the element of power in connection to knowledge but the definition doesn’t say anything about who censors what information and why. A more precise definition of censorship is: “censorship concerns the obstruction and the arbitrary suppression of discourse with the objective of manipulating public knowledge and, accordingly, shaping public opinion in favor of state power”.
Here, censorship is characterized as concerning mostly public information and serving the interests of the state. Censorship can be categorized into reactive measures where the flow of information is restricted and proactive measures which stimulate the creation of new media content in order to overshadow information unwanted by the government. Censorship is therefore not only about blocking content but is affecting a complete society and is creating a culture of censorship. Contents.In practice After the Islamic revolution in 1979, the, also known as the Ershad, came into existence to control all cultural activities in the country.
From that moment on, all musicians, writers, artists and media makers needed permits that allowed them to publicly display their works. The Ershad is in charge of providing these permits and judges whether these works are in line with Islamic culture. Different departments within the Ershad are responsible for interpreting what fits and what does not fit Islamic culture and should therefore be censored.
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At the head of this bureaucratic organization are the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the Supreme Leader,. Journalists also need a license before they can legally start working. Licenses for journalists are provided by the Press Supervisory Board and will be withdrawn when journalists criticize state.Censorship here is not just an act by an individual, it’s a process which involves interaction and negotiation. The complexity and ambiguity of the system stimulate self-censorship and result into a culture of censorship.
However, not everything is negotiable. Criticism on the Supreme Leader is for example strictly forbidden and journalists or artists who do not obey to the Iranian state, can face serious punishments.Laws and regulations The Iranian constitution contains many laws which restrict the flow of information. However, these laws are often ambiguous and vaguely worded. This thin legal basis leaves a lot of room for interpretation about what is legal and what is not. Censorship regulation is therefore a highly subjective practice. It depends on the interpretation of the individual bureaucrat in charge whether censorship will be applied or not. These laws can therefore easily be used by government officials who want to suppress dissenting voices.
What the Iranian constitution doesn’t do is protecting journalists and artists by giving them rights. A few examples of these ambiguous laws will be given below.The states very general rules concerning freedom of expression. For Iranian citizens it’s not always clear what is allowed by the government and what is not. Article 24 states: “Publications and the press have freedom of expression except when it is detrimental to the fundamental principles of Islam or the rights of the public. The details of this exception will be specified by law”. So far, there exists no law which specifies the details of this exception.Article 3 of The Press Law states: “The press have the right to publish the opinions, constructive criticisms, suggestions and explanations of individuals and government officials for public information while duly observing the Islamic teachings and the best interest of the community'. The first part of this law describes a lot of freedoms for the press but in the second part this freedom is restricted by very broad exceptions.
Anything can be labeled as against “the interest of the community” and therefore the press should always be careful.Article 500 of the penal code states: “Anyone who engages in any type of propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran or in support of opposition groups and associations, shall be sentenced to three months to one year of imprisonment'. But nowhere can be found what is seen as propaganda and what is not. Again, this vagueness gives judges a lot of room for interpreting what is against the law and should therefore be punished.History Iran has a long history with censorship. Especially reactive measures where information in newspapers, on television or on the internet is withhold from the public have been present for ages. These forms of censorship were used for suppression of opposition and for influencing of public opinion. Censorship in Iran comes in waves which exist parallel to political crises. In situations of crisis, the state tries to get power back by controlling information streams and thereby denying opposition groups influence on the public debate.
During the crisis that followed the nationalization of the oil industry in the 1950s, censorship was intensified to protect the Shah’s reputation. During the 1970s, in the years preceding the revolution, censorship was less present in the Iranian society. This created big developments in Iranian literature production. However, in the years after the revolution censorship intensified again. The new Islamic leaders tried to consolidate their power by enforcing new regulations.
And lastly, in the crisis after the 2009 elections, communication channels were shutdown to prevent major uprisings.Subject matter and agenda Censorship in Iran encompasses a wide range of subject matter. The agendas behind such censorship are varied; some are stated outright by Iranian government itself and some are surmised by observers inside and out of the country.Political Censorship in Iran is largely seen as a measure to maintain the stability of the country. Censorship helps prevent unapproved reformist, or religious proponents, peaceful or otherwise, from organizing themselves and spreading their ideals. In 2007, for example, five women were charged with 'endangering national security' and sentenced to prison for collecting over a million signatures supporting the abolishment of laws discriminating against women.Some of the topics explicitly banned from discussion in the media by the include Iran's, the possibility of new international sanctions targeted at, negotiations with the regarding, social taboos, unrest among Iran's ethnic minorities, and the arrests in 2007 of,. See also:Two notable crackdowns on the Iranian press occurred on 7-11 August 1979, early in the when the Khomeini forces were consolidating control and dozens of non-Islamist newspapers were banned under a new press law banning 'counter-revolutionary policies and acts.'
Despite a ban on satellite television, dishes dot many Iranian rooftops and people have access to dozens of Persian-language channels, including the, broadcasting a daily dose of politics and entertainment. 30 percent of Iranians watch, but observers say the figures are likely to be higher.A number of unauthorised foreign radio services also broadcast into Iran on, and encounter occasional jamming by the Iranian government due to their controversial nature. Main article:In the first decade of the 21st century, Iran experienced a great surge in Internet usage, and, with 20 million people on the Internet, currently has the second highest percentage of its population online in the Middle East, after.
When initially introduced, the Internet services provided by the government within were comparatively open. Many users saw the Internet as an easy way to get around Iran's strict press laws. In recent years, Internet service providers have been told to block access to pornographic and anti-religion websites.
The ban has also targeted gaming platforms such as Steam as well as popular social networking sites as Facebook and YouTube, alongside some news websites. Banned media In 2010, Iranian government began using cropping and other editing techniques to censor foreign movies deemed offensive or immoral. The thought behind this was that citizens would stop seeking out illegal, uncensored versions if approved versions of the films were broadcast. Censorship cut out the following: alcoholic beverages, sorcery, men and women sitting too closely together or touching, closeups of women's faces, low necklines on shirts, and many others. People are sometimes edited out or objects are strategically placed to cover what is considered inappropriate.
For example, a low neckline on a woman's shirt is edited to be more modest. Dialogue in foreign films is often rewritten. For example, romantic implications are replaced with marriage proposals. Main article:.Films.Video games.Religious The agents of censorship are sometimes not official government employees, but religious organizations. In 2007, after student newspapers at published articles suggesting that no human being—including —could be infallible, eight student leaders were arrested and taken to.Distributing Christian literature in Persian (also known as Farsi) is prohibited. Art Unwritten Law in Iran says: Arrest and Suppression of Artists.On 1 March 2010, was arrested.
On 20 December 2010, Panahi, after being convicted for 'assembly and colluding with the intention to commit crimes against the country’s national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic,' the Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Panahi to six years imprisonment and a 20-year ban on making or directing any movies, writing screenplays, giving any form of interview with Iranian or foreign media as well as leaving the country except for Hajj holy pilgrimage to Mecca or medical treatment. Panahi's colleague,On October 15, 2011, a court in Tehran upheld Panahi's sentence and ban. Following the courts decision, Panahi was placed under house arrest. Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders. 19 April 2016.
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