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Iran’s Severely Disrupted Internet During Protests: “Websites Hardly Open”

Iran’s Severely Disrupted Internet During Protests: “Websites Hardly Open”

January 2, 2018

For the first time since the mass protests of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed tighter than usual restrictions on ...

US Repeal of Net Neutrality Harms Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad

US Repeal of Net Neutrality Harms Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad

December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017 -- The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal net neutrality rules has given ...

Rouhani Admin’s New “Fair Usage” Internet Price Rates Violate Net Neutrality

Rouhani Admin’s New “Fair Usage” Internet Price Rates Violate Net Neutrality

December 7, 2017

Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi. Seven months into ...

After Fiery Speech, Iran Censors Ahmadinejad-Related Online Searches

After Fiery Speech, Iran Censors Ahmadinejad-Related Online Searches

November 29, 2017

Websites affiliated with former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were blocked in Iran and the country’s most widely used state-approved video-sharing site has barred users from accessing Ahmadinejad-related content after the controversial politician criticized state officials in a recent speech ...

Iran’s Snapp Taxi App Violates User Privacy Rights by Spying on Users’ Phone Data

Iran’s Snapp Taxi App Violates User Privacy Rights by Spying on Users’ Phone Data

November 22, 2017

Iranian users of an Uber-like Iranian-made app recently discovered that the app had spied on their phone data ...

Iranian Official Threatens “Restrictions” on Social Media Networks That Reject State Censorship Policies

Iranian Official Threatens “Restrictions” on Social Media Networks That Reject State Censorship Policies

November 18, 2017

A senior official representing Iran’s top internet regulation body has threatened to take action against social media applications that refuse to comply with the country’s strict censorship rules ...

Iran’s Requirement for Internet Users to Verify Their Identity Would Further Erode Privacy Rights

Iran’s Requirement for Internet Users to Verify Their Identity Would Further Erode Privacy Rights

November 15, 2017

Ongoing announcements by Iranian officials that every citizen in the country will soon be required to verify their identity to use the internet indicates that the state is moving towards further eroding individual privacy rights ...

Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Says He’s Looking Into Lifting the State Ban on Twitter

Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Says He’s Looking Into Lifting the State Ban on Twitter

November 12, 2017

Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi’s Twitter ...

IRGC Hackers Target Iranian Journalists Based Abroad With Malware Campaign

IRGC Hackers Target Iranian Journalists Based Abroad With Malware Campaign

November 9, 2017

Hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted journalists based abroad with a malware campaign launched on November 6, 2017 ...

Cartoon 174: Surfing the Web in Iran

Cartoon 174: Surfing the Web in Iran

October 24, 2017

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Tehran Prosecutor: Streaming TinyMoviez Website Shut Down For “Indecent” Content

Tehran Prosecutor: Streaming TinyMoviez Website Shut Down For “Indecent” Content

October 14, 2017

Case Highlights State Sanctioning of Copyright Infringement in Iran The popular Iranian streaming movies website, TinyMoviez, which featured ...

Rights Organizations Urge US to Aid Access to Information in Iran by Expanding General License D-1

Rights Organizations Urge US to Aid Access to Information in Iran by Expanding General License D-1

October 12, 2017

In a joint statement, nine rights organizations including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) have urged the ...

Iranian Officials Increase Pressure on Telegram App to Comply With Censorship Policies

Iranian Officials Increase Pressure on Telegram App to Comply With Censorship Policies

October 10, 2017

The Amad News channel ...

Suffering From Severe Dental Problems, US Resident On “Enforced Hunger Strike” in Evin Prison

Suffering From Severe Dental Problems, US Resident On “Enforced Hunger Strike” in Evin Prison

October 4, 2017

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born US permanent resident imprisoned in Iran since September 2015, has been ...

Admins of Iranian Pirated Movies Website Arrested After Complaints from “Licensed” Rivals

Admins of Iranian Pirated Movies Website Arrested After Complaints from “Licensed” Rivals

October 2, 2017

A screenshot of the TinyMoviez website. ...

Iran’s Judiciary Sues Telegram CEO to Adopt Censorship Policies

Iran’s Judiciary Sues Telegram CEO to Adopt Censorship Policies

September 28, 2017

A lawsuit has been filed in an Iranian court against the CEO ...

The Minister is Wrong: Using Circumvention Tools to Access Censored Websites in Iran is Legal

The Minister is Wrong: Using Circumvention Tools to Access Censored Websites in Iran is Legal

September 20, 2017

Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was incorrect when he stated recently that using ...

Wife of Man Imprisoned for Facebook Posts Loses Job After Pressure From IRGC

Wife of Man Imprisoned for Facebook Posts Loses Job After Pressure From IRGC

September 19, 2017

Every day something bad is happening to him.” Nastaran Naimi, the wife of ...

Pro-Rouhani and Reformist Social Media Admins Sentenced to Prison in Iran

Pro-Rouhani and Reformist Social Media Admins Sentenced to Prison in Iran

August 31, 2017

Six administrators of Iranian reformist political channels on the Telegram messaging network have been sentenced to ...

Soheil Arabi Resumes Hunger Strike to Protest Harassment of His Family

Soheil Arabi Resumes Hunger Strike to Protest Harassment of His Family

August 28, 2017

Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi has restarted his hunger in Tehran’s Evin ...

Rouhani Cabinet Pick Linked to Mass Surveillance of 2009 Protesters

Rouhani Cabinet Pick Linked to Mass Surveillance of 2009 Protesters

August 16, 2017

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With Eye on Telegram, Internet Body Says All Social Media Apps Must Store Data Inside Iran

With Eye on Telegram, Internet Body Says All Social Media Apps Must Store Data Inside Iran

August 13, 2017

The Supreme Cyberspace Council in ...

Political Prisoner in Solitary Confinement for Hunger Striking Against Wife’s Detention

Political Prisoner in Solitary Confinement for Hunger Striking Against Wife’s Detention

August 4, 2017

Soheil Arabi with his wife and daughter. Political prisoner Soheil Arabi, ...

Some Detained Reformist Telegram Channel Admins Released on Bail Until Trial

Some Detained Reformist Telegram Channel Admins Released on Bail Until Trial

August 4, 2017

CHRI ...

Rouhani Could Appoint Surveillance Expert From Ahmadinejad Era to Telecommunications Ministry

Rouhani Could Appoint Surveillance Expert From Ahmadinejad Era to Telecommunications Ministry

August 3, 2017

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi ...

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