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#Iran–Negotiations, Prisoners of Rights, and More
Wow, is Iran ever in the news. Nuclear negotiations, prisoners of rights, fertility treatments, and sanctions relief all feature this week.
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 […]
Threat of War, Press TV Attacks, Parliamentary Elections, Amnesty Reports
This week was dominated by news of parliamentary elections, and threats of war, Asghar’s Oscar continued to bring some joy to people and to be a […]
Controlling the Internet by Creating a Parallel Cyber Iran
ARSEH SEVOM — The anniversary of the fall of the Shah and the success of the revolution (February 11) is now marked by decreased internet connection speed, increased security, and fears of demonstrations in Iran. In addition to decreased bandwidth, the Islamic
A ‘Halal’ Internet
The Wall Street Journal and other sources are reporting on the government of Iran’s plans to create its own internet. The regime already controls the speed of its internet, keeping it artificially low. Since 2005, they have also been planning to create a close