Yes, according to an announcement by Iranian Telecommunications Minister Reza Taghipour, who says the use of antifiltering tools and virtual private networks (VPN) is a crime.
Category: Sufi news
Political Prisoner’s Health Deteriorates in Prison
A source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Ali Tari was sentenced to 6 months in prison on 11 October 2011 when he appeared at Mati Kola prison in Babol.
UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed has requested that Iranian officials cooperate and allow him to visit Iran
After presenting his first report for the UN regarding human rights issues in Iran, the Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed requested that he be allowed to visit the country.
New leadership to declare national liberation in Libya
The new government in Libya is poised to formally declare national liberation, days after the killing of former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Three Years of Imprisonment for Women’s Rights Activist Maryam Ghorbanifar
Maryam Ghorbanifar has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Iran central bank dismisses U.S. sanctions threat
By Robin PomeroyTEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran dismissed on Saturday a threat by Washington to impose sanctions on its central bank in response to an alleged assassination plot, saying the United Nations would block the plan and other central banks would not accept it.
EU Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US
Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US
The latest report of the imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes
Keeping pressure on Gonabadi Dervishes which started at the end of the summer, 1390 (September, 2011), has been increased by assault and battery and arrest of around 100 Dervishes who 13 of them are detained in the individual cells and nonstandard prisons’ sections.
MUST READ : Incarcerated Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh’s Candid Letter to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
October 17th, 2011 [Tahavole Sabz] In an open letter addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, Mostafa Tajzadeh, incarcerated member of the Central Council of the Islamic Iran Participation Front objected to his wife, Fakhrolsadat Mohtashamipour’s recent trial and the subsequent threat to issue a prison sentence against her.
Iran nuclear talks could resume soon – EU’s Ashton
Reuters – Major powers are willing to meet with Iran within weeks if it is prepared to “engage seriously in meaningful discussions” on its disputed nuclear program, the European ‘s foreign policy chief told Tehran in a letter on Friday.