Tag: Iran internet

Amidst increased sanctions, Asian powers push negotiation The Foreign Ministry of China has said it would send an Assistant Foreign Minister to Iran to “have a further exchange of views with Iran ov...

For as much focus as there is on Iran sanctions, it’s a shame there isn’t a better debate going on. Congress is preparing to negotiate a final version of the petroleum embargo that passed ...

Although plenty of Washington policymakers say the US should “support the green opposition in Iran,” how to do so remains a puzzle. One proposal in today’s Guardian has caught some a...

Roger Cohen, the intrepid NYTimes columnist stationed in Iran before, during and after last June’s tumultuous presidential election, took aim at the conventional wisdom among Washington’s ...

In what was touted as a major policy speech announcing the State Department’s new Internet freedom initiative, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton today committed the US to a broad new effort to advan...

Cross-posted from the HuffingtonPost: For more than two decades now, US policy on Iran has depended almost entirely on sanctions. Even now, Congress is set to pass the latest in a long line of “...

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 Petr...

NIAC welcomes Congressional initiative to correct flawed Internet regulations Contact: Phil Elwood 212.486.7091 For Immediate Release Washington, DC – The National Iranian American Council welco...

ForeignPolicy.com has an amazing array of blogs, many of which we link to regularly here at niacINsight.  But one that somehow escaped our notice until today is Net Effect, run by Evgeny Morozov, a B...

From Reuters: BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran that lets residents break through screens set up by their governments to limit access to new...