An Iranian court convicted on Sunday the editor and a contributor of a banned newspaper over a series of charges, including lying about Islam and spreading anti-regime propaganda, reports said. The media watchdog banned the reformist Bahar daily in October 2013 after it published an article the authorities deemed as an insult to Shiite […]
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Iran Court Reportedly Orders Instagram Blocked
Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency is reporting that a court has ordered that Instagram be blocked over privacy concerns. Mehr said a court order had been given to Iran’s Ministry of Telecommunications to ban the popular mobile phone photo-sharing service because of a lawsuit. Social websites such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have already […]
Ex-President Ahmadinejad Skips Iran Court Date
Former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has failed to appear before a criminal court to face charges over nine cases stemming from his time in office. Ahmadinejad had been due to appear before the court in Tehran on November 26 for a preliminary hearing. The judge presiding over the court decided to continue the hearing […]