Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for November 15th, 2007

Crackdown on Iranian Internet Hosts

By Kamangir • Nov 15th, 2007 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic

The Persian blogger Jadi writes about the recent crackdown on Iranian hosting services for shutting down “inappropriate” websites [Persian]. Reportedly, Zanestan, a feminist website, and saghar, a Bahai’i’s blog, have been the first victims.
Jadi writes, “This seems to be the second round of filtering. The administration is disappointed with their unsuccessful attempts to filter websites [...]


Tough Measures for Iranian Students Abroad

By Kamangir • Nov 15th, 2007 • Category: Iran

General Prosecuting Attorney, Cleric Dorri Najafabadi, issued a letter blaming the administration for their lack of strict control over Iranian students abroad. According to Roozonline [Persian], the letter advocates for a decision made earlier for creating Islamic councils in foreign universities, as well as secret surveillance of the students in order to discover and persecute [...]