Iran Judiciary orders blocking of Viber, Tango, WhatsApp
Iran’s Judiciary has ordered the ministry of communications to block social networking services such as Viber, Tango and WhatsApp over dissemination of derogatory content.…
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Iran jails 8 youths for Facebook posts, reports say
TEHRAN – A revolutionary court in Iran has jailed eight young people for a total of 127 years for anti-regime posts on…
MP slams censorship of Persian-language news
Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the censorship of Persian-language networks is not right and should be avoided. IRNA reports that Motahari said:…
Iran says will not hesitate to defend Iraq holy sites
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani: Iranians would protect holy shrines in Iraq Iran’s president has…
No plan for mobile social networks blocking
TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – A member of Committee for Determining Examples of Criminal Web Content has said the Committee has no…
Hashemi: online censorship would backfire
TEHRAN, June 15 (MNA) – The head of Expediency Discernment Council of the System has said those who have no place in…
Facebook users in Iran jailed for anti-government propaganda
An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted…
Iranian journalists protest performance of filtering committee
More than one hundred journalist and cyber activists have protested the performance of Iran’s filtering committee, Mehr reported. In a statement issued on…
Iran blocks Voice of Russia’s Persian-language website
Iran has blocked the Persian-language website of the Voice of Russia, which is financed by the Russian government, the international broadcaster has…
Iran’s former president criticizes World powers’ dishonesty
Visiting scholars and religious students of Qom Seminary, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Expediency Council, denounced world powers dishonesty in recent…