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Author Archives: Melody Kazemi

Data Insecurity On Iran’s Localised Internet

With our ever increasing dependency on online and digital services, there has been a global rise in the number of data leaks, leaving users and businesses more vulnerable to cyber attacks.  This problem is no different in Iran, which has experienced a series of major data leaks in recent years. A particularly significant data leak Continue reading “Data Insecurity On Iran’s Localised Internet”

Policy Monitor — April 2020

The COVID-19 crisis continues for another month, claiming lives and devastating families across the globe. In Iran, the rate of infection is continuing to grow daily, with the total official number of infections reaching 109,276 and the total number of deaths coming to 6,586 to date. Though according to the Health Ministry’s statistics suggest someContinue reading “Policy Monitor — April 2020”

Policy Monitor — March 2020

As the Iranian calendar year came to a close this March, there were few signs of the traditional Nowruz celebration as the country continued its fight against the spread of COVID-19. Though some good news emerged from the crisis this month with a number of prisoners with security and political charges being granted temporary release,Continue reading “Policy Monitor — March 2020”

Iran’s “Managing Social Messaging Apps” Bill Returns to Parliament

After a year of slow moving progress, the “Managing Social Messaging Apps” bill returned to the Majles’ Parliamentary Cultural Committee in late 2019. It is the only one of the six ICT-related bills unveiled in 2018 to have made it this far — the other five (detailed in our special report Bills, Bills, Bills: Upcoming PolicyContinue reading “Iran’s “Managing Social Messaging Apps” Bill Returns to Parliament”

Policy Monitor — February 2020

Iran was confronted with yet another major crisis in February, as a COVID-19 outbreak in Qom rapidly spread nationwide. As of March 20, Iran is dealing with one of the largest outbreaks in the world outside of China, with possibly tens of thousands of infections and more than 1,200 deaths. Iranian healthcare workers continue to workContinue reading “Policy Monitor — February 2020”