Iranian Lawmakers Seek Repressive Internet Bill
Reports earlier this week indicated that a special parliamentary committee in Iran had approved a draconian piece of legislation, dubbed the “Protection Bill,” that would allow Iranian authorities to tighten their already firm grip on internet freedom in Iran and have significant consequences on freedom of expression and access to information. In addition to the […]
Diplomacy with Iran and Political Theatre
Though Iran is poised to be a major foreign policy issue (or political football) in the 2012 elections, Obama’s speech at the U.N. only mentioned Iran in passing. And Ahmadinejad’s predictably controversial speech at the U.N. today will hardly provide for political openings to engage for U.S.-Iran engagement. Yet the immediacy of the need to dialogue […]
Tell Congress to Stand With the Iranian People!
For decades, Iranians have lived under the double burden of repression by their government and unintended hardship caused by US sanctions. Even now, Congress is rushing to pass the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (IRPSA), which will only contribute to the Iranian people’s suffering by seeking to restrict Iran’s supply of heating oil and gasoline. […]