September 2011
Remembering Wangari Maathai, I Will Be a Hummingbird
“I have always believed that, no matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for.” – Prof. Wangari Maathai Arseh Sevom remembers the Nobel Prize winning activist, Prof. Wangari Maathai who died recently of ov
Sept — IRI Arrests Filmmakers for Alleged Ties to BBC
Several people who sold work to the BBC were summoned and arrested in September 2011. Six arrested were Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, co-director of banned film-maker Jafar Panahi’s […]
SEPT — House of Cinema Issues Statement in Support of Detained Documentary Filmmakers
The House of Cinema issued a statement in support of several filmmakers detained for contact with the BBC. They question the legal basis for the arrests, pointing out that the government itself has contact with international news organizations. An excerpt from
Was Your Gmail Account Safe?
More than 300,000 Iranians have had their Gmail accounts compromised. From the report by the investigative firm Fox-IT, the security firm hired to investigate the stolen DigiNotar security certificates, it is clear that as early as July 28, the company was awa
Cultural Censorship in Iran
The Small Media Foundation has published the report, Cultural Censorship in Iran: Iranian Culture in a State of Emergency. This report looks at government pressure on and censorship of publishing, music, theater, and film, demonstrating an increase since the d
Protests in Iran spurred by Disappearing Lake
Update: Radio Farda reports that the Parliament in Iran has budget up to $900 million to address the problem. Six months ago, environmental activists in Iran starting sounding the alarm about the state of Lake Orumiyeh (Urmia). Many began posting about Lake Or
Man in Middle Attacks Dangerous in Iran – Part 2
به زبان فارسی UPDATE: Google and Mozilla have revoked more than 200 security certificates as a result of a hack into the accounts of certificate authority, DigiNotar. WARNING: Tor, Yahoo, and Mozilla were among the targets. WHAT THIS MEANS: If you are in using