The impacts of surveillance technologies in Iran was discussed by a panel at ‘Our Rights, Our Fight, Our Future’ Forum, in Taipei, where the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) …
*This is the second part of the article Curious Case of Persian Wikipedia. Radio Zamaneh: In recent weeks, a lively debate started in the Iranian diaspora about the accuracy of Wikipedia…
Radio Zamaneh:On September 11, an investigative report on Open Democracy by Sina Zekavat raised serious concerns in the Iranian community. The article claimed that the Iranian state’s intelligence apparatus might be using…
ustice for Iran accused Persian Wikipedia of “covering up for human rights violators in Iran by deleting statements by officials involved in crimes against humanity.” (Screenshot via Wikipedia) Alarabiya: Wikipedia is…
Wikipedia Senior Manager Arash Soleimani giving a speech at the 14th anniversary of Persian Wikipedia next to the image of Javad Zarif.December 2017 Radio Farda: An Iranian human rights organization, Justice…
Following the alarming reports questioning the independence and neutrality of Persian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia’s host) has opened an investigation. One of Wikipedia’s inspectors (CheckUser) has confirmed in a tweet that the investigation involves the…
On 13 September 2017, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Justice for Iran (JFI) and Redress filed a complaint with the Italian NCP against Italtel Group S.p.A.
28 November 2018- Lawyer Mohammad Nayyeri, Legal Advisor and Project Manager at Justice For Iran, spoke about the role international businesses play in the suppression of human rights defenders in the…
The Silk Road report series is part of the Silk Road project which aims to promote accountability and protect human rights in the context of Iran’s rapid return to the…
Today, the Official Journal of the European Union published regulations concerning extended EU sanctions against Iran, in which restrictive measures against 82 human rights violators in Iran and a ban on the…