Halal Internet
Iran: Election Fever and Workers Protest
Arseh Sevom — The elections are coming, which means candidates are finally registering, the internet is slowing, and paranoia is high. In the latest crackdown, dogs walked in public are being confiscated. Iran hasn’t budged on the press freedom index, hanging
Facebook: Halal? Makruh? Haram?
So Facebook is Halal all of a sudden? Despite condemnation of social media, it appears that Ayatollah Khamenei now has his own Facebook page. Censorship is as active on Facebook as any other media in Iran — critical comments come down as fast as they go up. Re
Iran Civil Society – Sanctions Block Delivery of Medication to New Policies Limit Educational Choices for Girls
We would be remiss if we didn’t congratulate Iran’s Olympic athletes, so congratulations to them. This week, the head of Iran’s Hemophilia Center reminds the world […]
Children Learn Their Rights, Activists Under Pressure, Dogs Arrested
Arseh Sevom — It was hard not to be concerned over the state of civil society in Iran last week with the arrest of human rights […]
Iran’s National Internet Project: Keepin’ It Clean With Censorship
Arseh Sevom — Claims that Iran will launch a “national internet” at the end of August, cutting off access to Google, Hotmail, and other external services, […]
National Internet Hoax? Pay Deflates, Prices Inflate, Goldfish Released
Butcher of the Press leaves…Not! Regular readers of Arseh Sevom’s weekly review won’t be surprised to find that former Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, is topping headlines […]
Publishers Under Pressure, Prisoners of Conscience Suffer, Attempts to Revive Extinct Tigers
Arseh Sevom — This weekly review features thinly veiled threats from the state to publishers, more censorship from officials, continued suffering of prisoners of conscience, and […]