This edition of the Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch covers topics such as censorship and filtering, blogger and netizen arrests, cyber attacks, and more.
Tag Archives: Iran
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch October 20-November 2
November 5, 2012 – 12:29 pm
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch October 6-19
October 22, 2012 – 10:00 am
This edition of the Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch covers topics such as censorship and filtering, blogger and netizen arrests, cyber attacks, and more.
Boundaries of censorship in Iran
October 16, 2012 – 4:59 pm
Government officials’ responses to the blocking and the subsequent resumption of access to Google services give evidence that perhaps the Islamic Republic of Iran will remain receptive to popular demands and respect the boundaries of censorship.
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch September 22-October 5
October 8, 2012 – 11:08 am
This edition of the Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch covers topics such as censorship and filtering, cyber attacks and technology.
Iran blocks cyberattack on its oil drilling platforms
October 8, 2012 – 1:36 am
Source: AP, The Washington Post
The report by ISNA quoted Mohammad Reza Golshani, IT head of Iran’s state offshore oil company, as blaming Israel for having planned the attack.
Iran lowers block on Gmail; YouTube still censored
October 3, 2012 – 4:01 pm
Source: John Lister, Info Packets
Iran’s government has removed its block on Gmail in that nation, claiming it didn’t mean to restrict access to the service.
Iran unblocks Google email again after officials complain
October 1, 2012 – 12:49 pm
Source: Reuters
Iranian authorities have reopened access to Google Inc’s email service a week after blocking it, a government official and Iranians said on Monday.
Iranian news agency falls for Onion story, plagiarizes it
September 28, 2012 – 12:05 pm
Source: Foreign Policy Blog
Readers of Iran’s official FARS News Agency encountered a surprising headline today — “Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad to Obama”.
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch September 8-September 21
September 24, 2012 – 8:00 am
This edition of the Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch covers topics such as censorship and filtering, blogger and netizen arrests, Internet and social media use, and more.
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch August 25-September 7
September 10, 2012 – 9:00 am
This edition of the Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch covers topics such as censorship and filtering, blogger and netizen arrests, cyber attacks, and more.
