Tag: Communications

Iran’s Minister of Communications Says He Will Oppose Stringent Internet Blocking

  Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology told a group of reporters today that his Ministry is not interested in continuing the extreme controls the Iranian government has exercised over the past eight years, but rather wishes to see a more relaxed approach to internet access for the citizens. “As a member of the […]

Iranian Activists Welcome U.S. Lifting Of Sanctions On Communications Tools

  The lifting of U.S. sanctions on the export to Iran of communication tools has been welcomed by activists and groups who had pushed for such a move and argued that the sanctions end up hurting ordinary Iranians, not the regime. On May 30, the U.S. Treasury and the State Department said they were removing […]