With their attention still largely consumed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Iranian authorities have continued to move slowly on internet policy. Although it was another relatively quiet month for digital rights developments, May was far from uneventful elsewhere. According to official figures in May, Iran saw another significant increase in COVID-19 cases, following the relaxationContinue reading “Policy Monitor – May 2020”
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Policy Monitor — September 2019
Iran’s ICT Minister faced criticism over meddling in appointments and stretching stats, but still managed to survive his parliamentary grilling intact.
Policy Monitor — June 2019
As tensions rise between the US and Iran, cyber-attacks are again making the headlines. Kaveh Azarhoosh has more on this, as well as renewed policy interventions from Iran’s judiciary.
Filterwatch // November 2018
Your regular update on Iranian ICT policy. Policy-makers continue butting heads over plans to launch domestic messaging apps, as Iran boasts of fending off foreign cyber attacks.