[tor-bugs] #31339 [Applications/GetTor]: GitHub blocked in Iran affecting gettor circumvention

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#31339: GitHub blocked in Iran affecting gettor circumvention
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     Reporter:  ggus                 |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement          |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  Medium               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/GetTor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal               |   Keywords:
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 Hi, since July, 2019, GitHub started to block users from Iran[1]. Because
 gettor delivers Tor Browser using GitHub, we should add/host Tor Browser
 in other mirrors, so users in Iran and others countries affected by US
 sanctions could access it.

 [1] https://twitter.com/natfriedman/status/1155311121038864384

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