Why Have Facebook, YouTube Removed Video of Young Mid Eastern Children Being Beaten?

Earlier today, Pamela Geller shared a disturbing video on her Atlas Shrugs blog that shows young children being beaten by a man (he appears to be their teacher). While the video has been around for at least a few weeks now, a new question is emerging -- why have both Facebook and YouTube removed the clip?

According to Geller, Secular Democracy & Human Rights For Iran first posted the video on the group's Facebook page. She claims both Facebook and YouTube have removed the clip, with YouTube posting a violation of Terms of Service for its reasoning. When The Blaze attempted to access the clip, we did, indeed, encounter the following notice:

To fight back against its removal, people have been saving the clip and re-uploading it on different accounts. Advocates, like Geller, want these horrific actions displayed for the world to see.

While the location where the video took place has not been definitively determined, it is likely somewhere in the Middle East (possibly Iran or Egypt). Below, please find the most recently-updated version:

One wonders: Why have Facebook and YouTube removed the video? Any theories out there?

(h/t Atlas Shrugs)