On January 14, 2023, regulators issued a decree that authorized operators to raise fixed internet prices by 7 to 34 percent. This was preceded earlier in the month by a price hike in mobile internet packages, which also removed long-term, cost-effective volume packages. The price increase only applied to international traffic for both fixed andContinue reading “Blocking Access to the Global Internet Through Economic Pressure”
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Iran’s Surveillance State: A Year of Expansion
Analytical Summary The Iranian government embarked on a new path in 2023, enacting laws and policies that aimed to restrict the hardware and software choices of its citizens in the long run. The authorities seek to monitor citizens’ through tracking software, heighten control over hardware imports, coerce them to adopting and using their favored applications,Continue reading “Iran’s Surveillance State: A Year of Expansion “
How the Iranian Government Pushes Users to the National Information Network by Raising Internet Prices
By raising the prices of mobile internet packages by over 34% and removing the cheaper long-term internet packages in December 2022, the Iranian government has advanced its agenda of imposing the National Information Network on its citizens. Under President Ebrahim Raisi’s government, the internet price has gone up twice officially. The first time was inContinue reading “How the Iranian Government Pushes Users to the National Information Network by Raising Internet Prices “
Annual Report on The Impact of FATA Police on Citizen Rights in the Wake of the Women, Life, Freedom Movement
Introduction In 2023, Iran began to see the aftermath of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, which brought significant and often tense social changes. This report looks at how the Cyber Police and other security and judicial forces have used legal and illegal tools to enforce the compulsory hijab law, examining its impact on women’s rightsContinue reading “Annual Report on The Impact of FATA Police on Citizen Rights in the Wake of the Women, Life, Freedom Movement”
Sistan and Baluchestan:
According to research by Filterwatch using IODA data, local sources, and Filterwatch’s technical research, Sistan and Baluchestan province experienced over 5400 minutes of complete internet outages and around 300 minutes of intentional disruptions in 2023. Filterwatch has also found evidence that for the first time, the technical arm responsible for internet cut-offs and disruptions inContinue reading “Sistan and Baluchestan:”