This article was originally published by Mobile World Live. Iran prepared to block traffic and navigation app Waze because it was created in Israel,...
Iran’s digital activists are fighting oppression with period trackers
This article was originally published by Wired. Firuzeh Mahmoudi didn't mean to start a human-rights movement. It was June 20, 2009, and in...
Iran hits back at Apple apps ban
This article was originally published by Mobile World Live. Iran’s new telecommunication minister wants to take legal action against Apple for...
Young Iranians Are Using These Apps to Bypass Government Oppression
This article was originally published by MOTHERBOARD. Last May, Iranians re-elected president Hassan Rouhani, a reformist leader, in hopes he will...
Firuzeh Mahmoudi | Civic Tech Against Authoritarianism: Lessons from Iran
Watch Firuzeh Mahmoudi talking in the Civic Technology. Civic Technology is technology (mainly information technology) that enables engagement or...
Marriage of Technology and Human Rights Will Take Us to the Future We Want
Firuzeh Mahmoudi discusses her unique experience at the intersection of technology and civil liberties at Oslo Freedom Forum. Motivated by the...
App brings sexual health info to Iranian women
A period tracker app in Iran is being called a stealthy Trojan horse, sneaking in taboo tips on sexual education and women's rights. Learn more CBC....
A Father Is Convicted for Talking About His Son’s Condition
In a move that demonstrates a new low and a shocking disregard for human rights, Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the...
Success: Yahoo Restores Ability to Create Email Accounts
**Breaking news: Yahoo has agreed to restore the ability of Iranians to create yahoo mail accounts by the end of September 2014.** Over the last two...