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June 19, 2018

Iran Telegram Ban Strangles Country Amid Struggling Economy, Protests

This report examines the Iranian Judiciary’s ban on the Telegram messaging app, which as of 2018 was integrated into all aspects of daily life in Iran and had some 40 million active users in the country. It assesses what it means for Iranians’ digital rights, ...

May 11, 2018

Eight Internet Freedom Organizations Call on Iran to Lift Ban on Telegram

The undersigned organisations call on the Rouhani administration to challenge the order and call on the Judiciary to revoke the order and end this egregious violation of freedom of expression rights ...

January 10, 2018

Internet Cut-Off During Recent Unrest in Iran Reveals Tehran’s New Cyber Capabilities

Guards at the Gate: The Expanding State Control Over the Internet in Iran provides an in-depth review of Iran’s internet policies and initiatives, in particular, the development of its state-controlled National Internet Network (NIN), which gives the government newly expanded abilities to control Iranians’ access ...

November 9, 2017

IRGC Hackers Target Iranian Journalists Based Abroad With Malware Campaign

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

October 24, 2017

Cartoon 174: Surfing the Web in Iran

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August 16, 2017

Rouhani Cabinet Pick Linked to Mass Surveillance of 2009 Protesters

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi ...

August 3, 2017

Rouhani Could Appoint Surveillance Expert From Ahmadinejad Era to Telecommunications Ministry

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi could become Iran’s new telecommunications ...

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