Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammad Solimaninya, an Internet and social network expert who has been detained for the past three months and who, according to the information we have obtained, is being pressured to work with the government on the creation of a “National Internet.”
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Iran to Start First Phase of Domestic Internet by May, Fars Says
Iran will introduce the first phase of its domestic Internet network by May 21, the state-run Fars news agency reported, citing Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Reza Taghipour.
Reporters Without Borders names Iran as ‘2012 enemy of Internet’
GVF — Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has once again named Iran in its “2012 list of the Enemies of the Internet.” The list contains states with the most restrictive approaches towards Internet freedom.
Belarus Added To 2012 List Of ‘Enemies Of The Internet’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Belarus to its list of “Enemies of the Internet.”
Iran confirms “Clean Internet” plans
Iranian authorities are restating their commitment to launching their own parallel internet, an alternative to the World Wide Web that they call “Clean Internet.”
Iranian internet users cut off from email
Iranian internet users are once again unable to access their email today.
Launch of “National Internet” postponed
Iran’s Minister of Communications has announced that the launch of the “national internet”, which was scheduled for February, has been postponed to June.
Iranian MP denounces internet service disruptions
Iranian MP Ahmad Tavakoli says the recent blocking of internet and satellite services, causing sudden and unexplained disruptions, is creating widespread discontent that could be “very costly” for the regime.
Internet speed in Iran reduced to a crawl
Web users in Iran have reported a sharp reduction in internet speed and a lack of access to several prominent websites.
Death sentences and national Internet
Reporters without borders – The Iranian government’s constant repressive policies towards journalists and netizens are being steadily ratcheted up as part of a generalized increase in persecution of dissidents and a reinforcement of online censorship.