Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has employed digital, legal, and security tools to restrict cyberspace in an unprecedented manner. From widespread internet shutdowns and filtering of communication platforms to the arrest of digital rights activists, these measures reflect a comprehensive and systematic approach to controlling and suppressing digital freedoms. DataContinue reading “A Review of Digital Freedom Violations on the Second Anniversary of the Mahsa Amini Movement: Digital Iran Bound by Policy and Restrictions”
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Posters That Swallowed the Posts: Is it Legal to Shut Down Instagram Accounts?
Seizing Instagram accounts of individuals and businesses and deleting their content by taking control of the accounts is an illegal act that lacks the necessary legal basis under Iranian laws. This not only violates the principle of legality of crimes and punishments and the principles of fair trial in criminal proceedings but also infringes uponContinue reading “Posters That Swallowed the Posts: Is it Legal to Shut Down Instagram Accounts?”
Nazer App: How Iran is Using Technology to Suppress Women’s Rights
Authors: Azin Mohajerin, Amir Rashidi Iranian women’s privacy and freedom have been increasingly violated through the government’s use of technology, especially after the Women, Life, Freedom movement. The government has a long history of using technology to spy on Iranian citizens, such as SIAM, facial recognition, e-government services, surveillance tools developed by the prosecutor’s office,Continue reading “Nazer App: How Iran is Using Technology to Suppress Women’s Rights”
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”
Veiling The Virtual: Interaction of Hijab Bill and Iranian Cyber Sovereignty Policy
For the past eight months, the ultra-conservative Iranian government and parliament have collaborated intensively to craft the “hijab and chastity” bill. In an effort to expedite the process and maintain confidentiality, The parliament decided to hand over its authority for passing the bill to one of its commissions (legal and judicial) rather than addressing itContinue reading “Veiling The Virtual: Interaction of Hijab Bill and Iranian Cyber Sovereignty Policy”
Increasing Control of Cyberspace to Repress Social Change
The present report provides an overview of the activities of Iran’s cyber police and the cyberspace performance of security forces in the three-month period starting from the 1st of July to the end of September.2023, with a particular focus on widespread arrests of individuals active in cyberspace throughout Iran. These arrests were carried out particularlyContinue reading “Increasing Control of Cyberspace to Repress Social Change”
Facial Authentication and Recognition: From Reality to Political Propaganda
Executive Summary The discussion on the use of facial recognition technology became prominent when Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani, the former secretary of the Command of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong, stated in a September 2022 interview with the news site Khabar Fori: ‘Technology now allows images to be matched with national ID photos, and thoseContinue reading “Facial Authentication and Recognition: From Reality to Political Propaganda”
How Women Are Targeted by Virtual Repression in the Name of Modesty and Hijab
Recently, it was reported that the parliament is considering a bill on modesty and hijab, which would be implemented through Article 85 of the Constitution. This bill aims to regulate and penalize the behavior of women in cyberspace, including the promotion of voluntary – as opposed to mandatory – hijab. Since, like any modernContinue reading “How Women Are Targeted by Virtual Repression in the Name of Modesty and Hijab”