I may be wrong, but I don't necessarily see this as a place to give tips about doing our getting away with illegal activities, even if it is directly related to the article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_Iran
>Persecuted individuals are subject to surveillance by the "religious police," harassment, prolonged detention, mistreatment, torture, and execution.
The main reason I posted this at all was because the article implies that properly configured TOR is safe. I personally would not trust it in the slightest against a well-funded, especially nation-state adversary.
To be perfectly honest I'm fine with the karma loss, even with a ban; it will just mean it's time to move on.