Posts in category “Cyberwatch”
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Iran’s Minister of ICT Discusses Open Access To Social Networking Platforms
In a recent visit to Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Iran, Mahmoud Vaezi, revealed the government’s openness in granting Internet users with open access to social networking websites. Mr. Vaezi recognized that access to free information is a civil right in Iran and even though it has […]
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Iran’s Parliamentary Elections: Internet Surveillance For Security
Nine months prior to Iran’s parliamentary elections, to be held on February and March of 2016, the Interior Ministry has announced the launch of an “Internet Surveillance” operation against “enemy acts of sabotage” to ensure security for the upcoming elections. Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghari pointed out that the Police, Ministry of Intelligence and the […]
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Announcement of Iran’s National Cyber Security plan at the first Iran Cyber Security Exhibition
The Supreme Council of Cyberspace (SCC) has rolled out their plans – focusing on national security at the first Iran Cyber Security Exhibition (ICSE). According to the Nasr organization’s public relation report, Mohammad Hassan Entezari, the head of the SCC, at the grand opening of ISCE, pointed out the SCC’s plans and programs on data communication […]
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Iran sentenced 8 Facebook activists to total of 127 years in prison
An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced 8 Facebook activists to a total of 127 years in prison. The same court had issued serious sentences for another group of individuals that had been active on social media and especially on Fecebook. IRNA, Iran’s official news agency reported on July 13, 2014 that the 8 social media activists […]
