Science and Technology

RFL.RE – Iran’s atomic energy body says the country’s sole nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down over a “technical fault.”“Following a technical fault at Bushehr power plant, and after a one-day notice to the Energy Ministry, the plant was temporarily shut down and taken off the power grid,” the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on its website overnight.The agency added that …

Shabtabnews – At the Weekly IRF Roundtable meeting, the IOPHR representative and Chair of the Iran Action Group presented a report on Death Threats Against IOPHR Members by the Iranian regime. The report states that: “As the tragic comedy of the presidential election in Iran looms, Ayatollah Khamenei and his occupying regime, faced with a nation determined to send a …

Iran-HRM – Internet filtering in Iran has been ramped up ahead of the imminent presidential elections. In the past month, the Iranian authorities have warned social media users and media activists that they would severely deal with those calling for a boycott of the elections. It comes when Iranians are calling for a massive boycott of the elections. On May …

Iranwire – In a “top secret” letter recently leaked on social media, Tehran Justice Department ordered that Instagram, Google Play (Android app store), VPNs and filter-breakers be blocked in Iran. The order was published by Nariman Gharib, a United Kingdom-based activist, on his Twitter account on May 19. It was attributed to Javad Javidnia, a deputy chief of the department. A few …

Al-Arabia – Iran made several attempts to obtain technology in 2020 to bolster its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program and consistently tried to develop atomic weapons, a new Dutch intelligence report found. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The Netherlands ‘ General Intelligence and Security Service published a report in April which …

Al-Monitor – Iran is nearing completion of a domestically produced vaccine for the coronavirus, according to state-affiliated media. A nationwide vaccine campaign for the public could still be several weeks away, however, as cases continue to rise despite lockdown measures. The COVIran Barekat vaccine entered its third trial phase on April 25. The current phase consists of a human trial involving more than …

CHRI —A new policy briefing released today by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) details the difficulties Iranians have purchasing or using international technology products due to U.S. sanctions, and their increased vulnerability to the Iranian government’s online surveillance and censorship as a result. Without access to international communications tools and services, Iranians must use Iranian-produced products that …

Iranwire – On Thursday, April 22, the official number of daily Covid-19 fatalities in Iran passed 450 for the first time in 2021.The jump in the number of new cases has not only coincided with a shortage of hospital beds in both common wards and ICUs, but a shortage of equipment and facilities. Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari Hospital is a well-known …

Iranwire – The private phone numbers and other details of more than 200 Iranians in the UK have been shared in a data breach involving the Iranian regime’s official cultural outpost in London. The Islamic Centre of England (ICE) was established in a former bingo hall in the British capital in 1998, by a personal envoy of Ali Khamenei. It works to promote …

Iranwire – State-approved Bitcoin mining is set to resume in a city in Kerman after receiving heavy Chinese investment, its MP confirmed in parliament yesterday. Hossein Jalali, the representative for the city of Rafsanjan, told the chamber on Wednesday, April 14 that billions of tomans’ worth of Chinese money had been poured into a Bitcoin mining farm in the city …