All posts tagged Iran
Iran – Death sentences and national Internet – escalating repression in Iran
The Iranian government’s constant repressive policies towards journalists and netizens are being steadily ratcheted up as part of a generalized increase in persecution of dissidents and a reinforcement of online censorship. Reporters Without Borders sent a letter yesterday to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to share its deep concern and ask for her intervention.
US International Broadcasting and the BBG: The Numbers Game
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys. They are produced by a contractor, InterMedia, for whom the
Officials hail Voice of America TV interview in Persian with Hillary Clinton; then what about TV to China? — BBG Watch
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is right to brag that the Voice of America (VOA) -- one of several U.S. government-funded journalistic entities under BBG's management --
Iran – Regime continues to wage its war against foreign media — RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the Iranian government's targeting of the BBC's Farsi-language TV station, BBC Persian.
Continued here:Iran adds to its list of press freedom violations — CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - New York, September 9, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the forced closure of two independent Iranian newspapers on Monday and
Iran – Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2011) — RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - 12.09.2011-Two journalists freed but a dozen netizens and journalists arrested Two journalists have been released in the past week but a
Alhurra Holocaust Deniers Video
From ProPublica.org website: Alhurra Video and Lost in Translation: Alhurra—America’s Troubled Effort to Win Middle East Hearts and Minds
VOA Website Hacked by Iranian Islamists
The BBG-managed Voice of America (VOA) websites were hacked on February 21, 2011, apparently by the "Iranian Cyber Army," as reported by PiratesWeek and Kim Andrew
Voice of America Website Hacked by Islamists; Critic of Government Mismanagement Warns About Obama Administration’s Retreat in Providing Uncensored News to China
FreeMediaOnline.orgTruckee, CA, USA, February 21, 2011 -- As reported by PiratesWeek and Kim Andrew Elliott, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
Iran – Regime steps up censorship and online disruption to block protests
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The authorities have increased censorship in a bid to prevent yesterday's anti-government protests, blocking independent or pro-opposition websites and other electronic
French and U.S. Diplomats Warned Obama Administration About Concessions to Russia on Missile Defense
FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, November 28, 2010 -- Classified and secret U.S. State Department cables released by Wikileaks show French government









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