RED ALERT: China Is Winning the Great 21st Century Tech War
gatestoneinstitute.org - China, pursuant to [its 14th Five-Year Plan]... will increase spending 7% per year to achieve "major breakthroughs" in areas…
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IRAN: INTERNET SHUTDOWNS CURB PROTESTS AND CONCEAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SISTAN AND BALUCHISTAN
Amnesty - The near total Internet shutdowns began as protests got underway on Tuesday, 23 February 2021 after reports and…
Official Report: Iran Could Use Cryptocurrencies to Avoid Sanctions
Iranwire - The Iranian Presidential Center for StrategicStudies, a thinktank attached to President Rouhani’s office, has published a detailed report stressing the necessity for…
Internet shut down in southeast Iran amid protests over killing of Baluch fuel traders
Iran-HRM - Reports say that the internet has been disrupted in various cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province following days…
Twitter removes more Iran-based accounts as part of investigation
Al-Monitor - Twitter has suspended hundreds of Iran-based accounts for allegedly manipulative behavior. Twitter removed 238 accounts operating from Iran…
The Future of Iran Depends on Instagram
Vice.com - A battle is raging inside the corridors of power in Iran. Not over sanctions, not over the country’s nuclear programme,…
Special Report: Bad Science, Bad Faith and Covid-19 in Iran
Iranwire - The following is the full text of IranWire’s new report on the story of Covid-19 in the Islamic…
Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket
(AP) — Iranian state TV on Monday aired the launch of the country’s newest satellite-carrying rocket, which it said was…
Iran Reportedly Orders Operators To Block Signal Messaging App
Iranwire - The Iranian monthly Peivast is reporting that Iran has blocked the private encrypted messaging application Signal, ordering mobile operators to…
Joint Statement: Iran should base COVID-19 vaccine decisions on science
HRW - In light of thestatement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 8, 2021, that the Islamic Republic…