Website Operator Sentenced to Death in Iran Over Porn Site: “Iranian officials have sentenced a man to death for allegedly running a porn site in Canada.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
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Iranian blogger gets 20 years: “ True price of freedom Canadian-Iranian journalist Hossein Derakhshan has been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison for crimes relating to his blog.… “ (Via The Register…
'Iranian cyber army' hits Twitter: (BBC) A group claiming to be the Iranian Cyber Army managed to redirect Twitter users to its own site displaying a political message. Twitter said the attack had been carried…
Iranian hackers ‘hijack’ Twitter: Popular online messaging service Twitter was left reeling overnight, after Iranian hackers appeared to break into the site and deface it. The strike left the site completely unavailable for several hours…
IR – Iran moves to silence opposition with internet crime unit: “(Guardian) Iran has moved to block the last remaining outlet of expression for the country’s political opposition with the launch of a special force…
U.S. tests system to break foreign Web censorship | U.S. | Reuters Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:09pm EDT By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran…
The Associated Press: Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet: “Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet By REBECCA SANTANA (AP) – 3 days ago CAIRO — The tweets still fly and the…
Iran blocks Wikileaks: “ Site condemns their ‘Berlin Wall moment’ Iran has blocked access to whistleblowers’ site WikiLeaks, ahead of today’s expected protests.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
New Calls for Global Web Censorship Probe – InternetNews.com Following social media flurry in Iran and China, lawmaker calls for a hearing to look into online censorship abroad. July 9, 2009, By Kenneth Corbin In…
Iran ends text message blackout: “ Three weeks after election day Iran’s ban on SMS texting has been lifted for the first time since the country’s disputed presidential election, according to reports.… “ (Via The…