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Mike Pompeo Accuses Iran Of Suppressing Protest Memorials
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Iran for using "violence" and censorship to prevent memorials for those killed during the suppression of recent protests.
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US Sanctions Iran Communication Minister Over Internet Censorship
The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's communications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Friday after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike.
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Iran TV Boss Fired Over Sex Scene Featuring Jackie Chan
A regional boss of Iran's state broadcaster IRIB has been fired after inadvertently letting a Jackie Chan sex scene slip through its tight censorship rules, local media reported on Monday.
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Iran Cracks Down On Instagram Modelling, 8 Arrested
Iran has arrested eight people for working in "un-Islamic" online modelling networks, particularly on Instagram, the head of Tehran's cybercrimes court said on state television.
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Iran Admits Technology Makes Media Control Impossible
Ali Jannati said new delivery systems ignore borders, making censorship measures redundant.
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New Technology Makes Censorship Redundant: Iran
The Internet and the proliferation of satellite technology mean Iran can no longer control foreign news and television broadcasts, the country's culture minister said today, urging a new approach.
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Iran Expands 'Smart' Internet Censorship
Under the new scheme, Tehran could lift its blanket ban on those sites and, instead, filter their content.
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Iran Expands 'Smart' Internet Censorship
Iran is to expand what it calls "smart filtering" of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning them completely, as it used to, the government said on Friday.
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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Internet in Iran: A Daily Struggle Against Censorship
With the daily struggle to bypass the strict Internet censorship, many Iranians are still able to access all the online content they wish.
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Iran's Internet Censorship Not Working: President
Rouhani re-entered Iran's feverish debate on Internet censorship and gender segregation Sunday, saying neither policy was in the country's interest.
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Iran President Says It's Time to Embrace the Internet
The weekend speech distances President Hassan Rouhani from rival conservative clerics.
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Iran Plans to Loosen Internet Censorship via 'Smart Filtering'
Iran's Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi made the announcement on Wednesday.
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Iran Moves to Ease Internet Censorship Via 'Smart Filtering'
Iran plans to loosen Internet censorship by introducing "smart filtering" which only keeps out sites the Islamic government considers immoral, Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.
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Iran President Vetoes WhatsApp Ban: Report
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said on Wednesday.
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Mike Pompeo Accuses Iran Of Suppressing Protest Memorials
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Iran for using "violence" and censorship to prevent memorials for those killed during the suppression of recent protests.
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US Sanctions Iran Communication Minister Over Internet Censorship
The US Treasury slapped punitive sanctions on Iran's communications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Friday after the Tehran regime blocked internet communications amid violent protests triggered by a petrol price hike.
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Iran TV Boss Fired Over Sex Scene Featuring Jackie Chan
A regional boss of Iran's state broadcaster IRIB has been fired after inadvertently letting a Jackie Chan sex scene slip through its tight censorship rules, local media reported on Monday.
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Iran Cracks Down On Instagram Modelling, 8 Arrested
Iran has arrested eight people for working in "un-Islamic" online modelling networks, particularly on Instagram, the head of Tehran's cybercrimes court said on state television.
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Iran Admits Technology Makes Media Control Impossible
Ali Jannati said new delivery systems ignore borders, making censorship measures redundant.
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New Technology Makes Censorship Redundant: Iran
The Internet and the proliferation of satellite technology mean Iran can no longer control foreign news and television broadcasts, the country's culture minister said today, urging a new approach.
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Iran Expands 'Smart' Internet Censorship
Under the new scheme, Tehran could lift its blanket ban on those sites and, instead, filter their content.
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Iran Expands 'Smart' Internet Censorship
Iran is to expand what it calls "smart filtering" of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning them completely, as it used to, the government said on Friday.
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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Internet in Iran: A Daily Struggle Against Censorship
With the daily struggle to bypass the strict Internet censorship, many Iranians are still able to access all the online content they wish.
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Iran's Internet Censorship Not Working: President
Rouhani re-entered Iran's feverish debate on Internet censorship and gender segregation Sunday, saying neither policy was in the country's interest.
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Iran President Says It's Time to Embrace the Internet
The weekend speech distances President Hassan Rouhani from rival conservative clerics.
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Iran Plans to Loosen Internet Censorship via 'Smart Filtering'
Iran's Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi made the announcement on Wednesday.
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Iran Moves to Ease Internet Censorship Via 'Smart Filtering'
Iran plans to loosen Internet censorship by introducing "smart filtering" which only keeps out sites the Islamic government considers immoral, Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.
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Iran President Vetoes WhatsApp Ban: Report
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said on Wednesday.
