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Recruitment ASL19 – Research Coordinator

May 16, 2012 – 2:54 pm

ASL19 is a non-for-profit organization which closely collaborates with the Citizen Lab researching the state of internet controls, circumvention and surveillance in Iran. We are currently looking for a full time research coordinator to join our team.

Citizen Lab publications available for free on Wiley’s “Museum of Social Media”

May 15, 2012 – 2:24 am

A new initiative called “Museum of Social Media” offers free ‘exhibits’ of articles from Wiley journals.

Iran Cyber Watch: May 4 – 11, 2012

May 11, 2012 – 4:17 pm

This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Cause of cyber attack on Ministry of Oil, ban on foreign E-mail addresses, the Supreme Leader’s religious orders on the use of circumvention tools, and more.

Iran Cyber Watch: April 30 – May 4, 2012

May 4, 2012 – 9:27 pm

This post is the first in a new series tracking the latest news and updates on the status of Internet controls and circumventions in Iran compiled by ASL19.

CJFE’s Review of Free Expression in Canada includes piece by Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert

May 3, 2012 – 3:16 pm

In his piece, Professor Deibert writes about Canada’s role in securing cyberspace, quasi-national cyber armies such as the Syrian Electronic Army and the challenges faced by global civil society in cyberspace.



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