ICHRI to Discuss Iranian Internet Freedom and Cyber Security at RightsCon

On the first day of the RightsCon conference, hundreds of participants from around the world shared their insights on various panels focused on freedom of expression on the Internet and cyber security. Some of the sessions on March 30, 2016 included “Forgotten Right; Remembering Freedom of Expression,” “Balancing Creative Freedoms With Protected Rights,” and “The Changing Ecosystem of Media Delivery.”

During the “Changing Ecosystem of Media Delivery” session, Nazli Kamvari, who works at the Persian-language Radio Zamaneh, listed the various platforms her Amsterdam-based organization uses to deliver content to its audience. Gary Thatcher, the director of external liaison at the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and Sepideh Farsi, an Iranian filmmaker based in Paris, also talked about the various challenges facing their profession.

By beaming interfering waves to block foreign satellite broadcasts, the Islamic Republic was paying a price, namely by being denied access to satellite broadcasting services for its programs, said Thatcher.

Signal jamming is routinely carried out by Iranian authorities as a means to block all but state-approved broadcasts from reaching Iranian citizens.

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