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From “Citizens’ Right” to “State Privilege”: The End of the Era of Free Internet in Iran
A digital security expert warns that Iran is replacing the right to internet access with a class-based system of privileged connectivity. Amir Rashidi, a…
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The Prospects of Internet Freedom in Iran and its “Chinafication”
Can the Islamic Republic of Iran successfully “nationalize” the Internet based on the Chinese model? What is the Chinese Internet anyway? And how should…
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Iranian Hardliners Dream of China’s Internet Model
Despite the widespread opposition to the “Protect the Rights of Users in Cyberspace” bill, the Iranian parliament voted to review the plan under Article…
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Health care denied to jailed cleric who championed internet
Jailed Iranian cleric Mohammadreza Nekounam is suffering from health problems, and the special court for the clergy refuses to let him to be hospitalized.…
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Cyberspace, Expanding Space to Protest
Siavosh Ahmadi (Qom) The February 2016 elections revealed once more that the openness of the internet defuses policies of censorship and repression to a…
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People behind popular tech website sent to Kerman prison
Aliasghar Honarmand, Hossein Nozari, Ehsan Paknejad and Abbas Vahedi, the administrators of the Narenji (orange) website, have reportedly been transferred to Kerman prison. The…
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Online activity related to elections leads to arrests
The Iranian judiciary has announced the arrest of eight people for activities on social media related to the elections. On a program on state…
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Ministry finds selective online censorship to be costly
Iran’s Minister of Telecommunications says Iran has made considerable investment in the Smart Filtering of internet content but adds that this kind of technology…
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Iran, Russia team up to bust monopoly on running the internet
Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology has announced an Iranian-Russian partnership to “reduce the monopoly on internet management in the world”. According to…
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Iran’s “Smart filter” for internet now in second stage
Iran’s minister of communications reports that the first stage of “smart filtering” for the internet has been “successful” and the second stage has now…
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More people arrested due to social media activity
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary announced that five people have been arrested for their activities on social media networks. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a…