Category Archives: Turkey
News from Iran – Week 04 – 2013
Prisoners’ News A- Transfers Student activist Amir Chamani has been transferred from Tabriz Intel detention to Tabriz prison. Human rights attorney Abdolfatah Soltani was transferred back to Evin 350 from Sina hospital. Mehdi Tahaghoghi transferred to Rejaei Shahr . B- Arrests/Incarcerations Reza and Ali Akbari Monfared (father and son) were arrested 2 […]
Google+ exploit could be bad news for Iran and Syria internet users
If TurkTrust certificates are revoked because it wrongly issued master certificates, websites in countries like Iran and Syria could be forced to use completely untrustworthy national certificate authorities
Turkey: Who’s Bugging Erdogan?
During a televised interview on December 21, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan revealed that four unauthorized wiretapping devices had been detected in his parliamentary office and government car. A subsequent report from the Office of the Prime Minister on December 25 said that one more device had been found in Mr. Erdoğan’s home-office at […]
#Mauritania: Sex, Lies and Videotape
Let’s break with tradition and do the sex part first. Yes, it has been suggested that there is a sex angle to the accidental shooting story of president Aziz in Mauritania! This is a quandary, as everyone is adamant that they do want the truth, but at the same time, no one wants it to […]
News from Iran – Week 42 – 2012
Prisoners’ News A- Transfers Following announcement of hunger strike, imprisoned retired teacher Mohammad-Amin Agoshi moved to solitary cell. Ali Moezzi was transferred to Ward 240 of Evin prison for solitary confinement. After 18 months in solitary, political prisoner Farid Soroori moved to Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr prison. Labor activist Shahrokh Zamani was taken out […]
