On March 18, 2009, Iran gained the dubious honor of becoming the first nation in the world to have a blogger die while in custody.
That first victim was Omid Reza Mirsayafi, a 29-year-old Iranian blogger and journalist who wrote largely…
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March 18 Movement Fights for Bloggers’ Rights
Posted by Cyrus Farivar,
Monday, June 29th, 2009 – 17:47 CEST
South Africa’s MTN says it will not lose revenue in Iran
Posted by Cyrus Farivar,
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 – 22:51 CEST
Since late 2006, Johannesburg-based mobile provider, MTN, has owned and operated 49 percent of MTN Irancell, one of the major mobile operators in Iran.
However, with recent turmoil in Iran, including limits and blockage of mobile service by the Iranian…
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Posted by Cyrus Farivar,
Monday, May 25th, 2009 – 22:53 CEST
There’s been lots of online activity in the run-up to the Iranian presidential election, which is coming up on June 12.
There’s a four-way election currently going on between the two main conservative candidates, including incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohsen Rezaei,…
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