Protests in Iran to lift extensive internet filtering October 27, 2024 Following a protest in Iran by a vigilante group opposing calls to lift internet restrictions, a prominent politician has gained support b...
Online election criticism is a crime in Iran October 17, 2024 Rights watchdog Freedom House ranked Iran as having the world’s third most repressive internet environment and lambasted the Islamic Republ...
Iranian journalists, activists forced to delete posts October 12, 2024 Iranian authorities have intensified a crackdown on journalists and political activists by forcing them to erase social media posts and coe...
Iran's intimidation tactics to silence activists October 09, 2024 Iranian authorities are restricting the flow of information about last month's coal mine explosion in Tabas which killed at least 51 wo...
New restrictions on social media in Iran October 05, 2024 The Tehran Prosecutor's Office has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of "creating fear to harm the psychological ...
Iranians call for closing Khamenei’s X accounts February 10, 2024 Many Iranians, who welcomed Meta’s decision to remove the Iranian Supreme Leader’s Instagram and Facebook accounts, are now urging Elon Musk...
Musk's new Twitter free speech policy criticized May 02, 2022 Elon Musk’s plan to acquire Twitter has alarmed human rights activists in Asia and the Middle East, where social media platforms have been a...
Facebook accused of personal data abuse January 16, 2022 Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is facing a lawsuit in the UK worth over £2.3 billion (approx. $3.2 billion), following alle...
UAE cheers to rainfall over wadis and roads July 15, 2021 Several parts of the UAE, including Dubai and Sharjah, reported rainfall on Thursday. A yellow alert was also issued for some eastern areas ...
UAE honors first line of defense against COVID-19 November 26, 2020 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced the opening of...
Boycott of Hostile Turkey October 26, 2020 Ties between Saudi Arabia and Turkey have deteriorated over the past few years, with the two countries on opposite sides of several regional...
Will the 2022 World Cup be Relocated? October 17, 2020 The demands to relocate the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup tournament from Qatar to another country are being reignited amid a report obtained ex...
Freedom of Expression is not Tolerated in Turkey October 01, 2020 The report “The State of Asylum and Deportation,” published by German Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the freedom of expression in Turkey sta...
