Internet censorship in Iran

Mar 21 2024

Iran Continues Social Media Crackdown

Authorities in Iran's Kish Island have banned 42 Instagram accounts with a collective following over two million in the latest crackdown on social media, branding ...

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Feb 22 2024

Iran regime’s Crackdown on VPNs: The Battle for Online Freedom

According to reports from Iranian regime-controlled media, the National Virtual Space Center has made a decision to deem the use of VPNs as ‘illegal’. This ...

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Feb 22 2024

Iran Tries To Stem Brain Drain By Police Control

Iranian authorities have taken new measures involving the passport and immigration authority to prevent the ever-increasing emigration of experts from the country as the country’s ...

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Feb 21 2024

Yaftar Pazhohan Pishtaz Rayanesh

Iran’s Yaftar Pazhohan Pishtaz Rayanesh works with the CDICC to design and implement tools to “crawl” through the world’s leading search engines to identify and ...

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Feb 21 2024

Soheila Kasaei

Amer Najafianpour is the Vicechair of Douran’s Board of Directors, a leading company in Iran assisting the government in censorship and filtering of the Internet

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Feb 21 2024

Amer Najafianpour

Amer Najafianpour is the Chair of Douran’s Board of Directors a leading company in Iran assisting the government in censorship and filtering of the Internet

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Dec 11 2023

The Rising Price of Internet Connectivity in Iran is Taking its Toll on the Economy

These days, the Iranian people are struggling to get access to VPNs, and the associated costs have been added to their daily living expenses, especially ...

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Dec 08 2023

Censorship Major Tool Of Suppression

The Iranian Writers’ Association says combatting censorship, a significant tool of suppression, is crucial to safeguarding freedom of speech against government tyranny. The statement, issued ...

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Oct 13 2023

Iran urges Islamic and Arab nations to unite against Israel

Iran has called on Islamic and Arab countries to form a united front against Israel, as the West ramped up warnings against exploiting the volatile ...

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Oct 12 2023

Iran’s State-Censored Media on the Hamas-Israel War

While Iran claims it is not involved in the Hamas-Israel war, and while Iranian proxy Hezbollah has not engaged along the northern Israeli border beyond ...

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Oct 06 2023

Iran Sees Biggest Drop In Internet Freedom In 2023

Iran saw the most significant decline in internet freedom in 2023, as authorities attempted to suppress protests associated with the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. The ...

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