Iran restricts internet; sets up 'halal' network. Looks like Iranian mullahs are feeling the heat from the Arab spring!

[awan4ever]

http://mashable.com/2012/01/06/iran-intranet-tests/

Iran is testing a domestic Internet, a “Halal” network that will restrict citizens from penetrating foreign sites. Internet users this week reported delays in their network connections, which is believed to be connected to the new network’s trial run.


The Wall Street Journal says the domestic Internet replacement aims to restrict the influence of non-Islamic culture and western ideology. The network — technically an Intranet — should be ready to go live within a few weeks, Iranian media reported.


Internet users in Iran have reported slower network connections, access to political sites restricted and blocked VPNs. They have been unable to access sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, in the last week. VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, were the technical solution many Iranians were using to access their social networks.


The country announced its plans (link in Farsi) to build the Intranet in March 2011, motivated by social media fueled protests during its 2009 election and inspired by China’s domestic controls. According to the statement, Iran plans to offer Intranet access to nearby countries interested in taking advantage of the Halal network.


“We can describe it as a genuinely ‘halal’ network aimed at Muslims on a ethical and moral level,” the Iranian Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Ali Agha Mohammadi writes.


While the Intranet will initially run parallel to the global Internet, the plan is to eventually restrict access to the Web to only governmental ministries, banks and big industries. Currently, 23 million Iranians are Internet users, according to government estimates.




In addition to testing the Intranet, the Islamic country launched a new round of web restrictions, which require Internet cafes to install security cameras and document their user’s personal details, such as their ID numbers, addresses and fathers’ names. Cafes have 15 days to get their camera systems in place.


The new restrictions come two months before the upcoming parliamentary elections Mar. 2, and amidst talk of international sanctions. The government hopes the latest restrictions will limit election-related protests of the kind that organized on social networks in Egypt last year. All online planning of protests — through social media or email — will be considered national security crimes, the government said.


“They want to execute a plan where no one has protection, so they can trace whoever is involved in what they perceive as anti-government activity at any given moment and at any location,” Ehsan Norouzi, an Iranian cybersecurity expert living in Germany told the WSJ.


Will the Iranian authorities’ plan work? Is there any way protesters can get around it? Let us know in the comments.

[adnan_younus]

now tat is a stupid move...... banning porn site is fine.. but dont ban other source of alternate information

[sadani]

Exactly Adnan ,

I was about to write the same thing , lolzzzz

They say that "

a “Halal” network that will restrict citizens from penetrating foreign sites".

Now its clear that they are using "Halal" name to restrict all kind of Anti-Iran or Anti-(their sect) based websites or forums .

Again, Like Saudis they are using islamic names for their mean motives.

They shud say it we are restricting internet websites based on our national/sectarian interests but they shudn't be saying that by blocking FOX news network they are actually running a HALAL network , lolzzz ,Joke of the day for me :-)

[Shah Zad]

now tat is a stupid move...... banning porn site is fine.. but dont ban other source of alternate information

APML Pa Jee ............ why banning the porn sites is good .......... Porn site available nahi honi chahiea? Liberal bano Pa Jee .......... Roshan Khayal ................. Apkay Uncle Musharraf tu Tablay par Porn-music mazaq mazaq main suna daitay hain ........... aur ap hain kay .......

[adnan_younus]

yaar dimaag kharab na karo... mujhey allergy hei stupid jahil baatoan se....

APML Pa Jee ............ why banning the porn sites is good .......... Porn site available nahi honi chahiea? Liberal bano Pa Jee .......... Roshan Khayal ................. Apkay Uncle Musharraf tu Tablay par Porn-music mazaq mazaq main suna daitay hain ........... aur ap hain kay .......

[ambroxo]

ایرانی بھی اپنے مذہبی ٹھیکیدار ملا سے سخت تنگ ہیں
دکھو کب جان چھوٹتی ہے ان کی
اس سے ہمارے ہاں بھی فرقہ واریت کم ھو گی اگر ایرانی ملا اپنی نوکری سے فارغ ہوتے ہیں

[sabir1]

indeed a good step . every thing need to be brought under rules

[hans]

What! No more siasat.pk in Iran?

I feel sad for regular Iranian folks, first they had saddam then it's Western Nation

Constant state of war.

[ramses2x1]

yaar dimaag kharab na karo... mujhey allergy hei stupid jahil baatoan se....

Really .. then u must quit this stupid party full of silly "jahil" ppl and the most weirdo leadership .

[EniGma90]

ایرانی بھی اپنے مذہبی ٹھیکیدار ملا سے سخت تنگ ہیں
دکھو کب جان چھوٹتی ہے ان کی
اس سے ہمارے ہاں بھی فرقہ واریت کم ھو گی اگر ایرانی ملا اپنی نوکری سے فارغ ہوتے ہیں

bhai kon se Irani na sakht tang he kbhi gya bhi he iran ??? or firqa wariat ka Iran se kia Relation ,

jahil loog :/

[ambroxo]

jhail
iranio say milay kay liay iran jana zarori nahi .. ajj internet ki dunia hay or kai irani apnay mulk say bahir bhi rahtay hain
yah sipa e Muhammad kia cheez hay ? kia iran ka koi taluq nahi hay is say ?

bhai kon se Irani na sakht tang he kbhi gya bhi he iran ??? or firqa wariat ka Iran se kia Relation ,

jahil loog :/

[razaali]

jhail
iranio say milay kay liay iran jana zarori nahi .. ajj internet ki dunia hay or kai irani apnay mulk say bahir bhi rahtay hain

yah sipa e Muhammad kia cheez hay ? kia iran ka koi taluq nahi hay is say ?

Sipahe Mohamaad to buhath yaad hai tum koo ghaleez insaan pehley sipahe sahaba bani thii us koo bhi yaad kia karo, or lashakr jhangavi aur kharji taliban kai barey main kua khayal hai joo woh rozana innocent ppl koo marthey hain, im challenging you proof us that siphae mohamaad aur any shia organisation destroy schools or killed soldiers or any innocent ppl, dont go for sectarian issue stay in thread.

[sadani]

Sipahe Mohamaad to buhath yaad hai tum koo ghaleez insaan pehley sipahe sahaba bani thii us koo bhi yaad kia karo, or lashakr jhangavi aur kharji taliban kai barey main kua khayal hai joo woh rozana innocent ppl koo marthey hain, im challenging you proof us that siphae mohamaad aur any shia organisation destroy schools or killed soldiers or any innocent ppl, dont go for sectarian issue stay in thread.

Sipah-e-Sahaba and Sipah-e-Muhammad both are terrorist organization , fight for their sects rather than for islam or humanity .

Both have links with their foreign masters .

SSP linked with Saudi/Amarati based Arabs who hates Shiites .
SSM linked with Iran who wana spread Shiite Ideology in neighboring countries.

Both were banned rightly.


I think anyone who has sympathy with Saudia or Iran should be sent to these countries border ( as m sure these countries will never accept these traitors , jo apne mulk ka na ho sakey wo dosre ka kia hoga )


We should be nationalist , love Pakistan .... n HATE IRAN if they kill our Sunni Fisherman and HATE SAUDIA if they give money to SSP & taliban to kill Pakistani Shiites.

[razaali]

Sipah-e-Sahaba and Sipah-e-Muhammad both are terrorist organization , fight for their sects rather than for islam or humanity .

Both have links with their foreign masters .

SSP linked with Saudi/Amarati based Arabs who hates Shiites .
SSM linked with Iran who wana spread Shiite Ideology in neighboring countries.

Both were banned rightly.


I think anyone who has sympathy with Saudia or Iran should be sent to these countries border ( as m sure these countries will never accept these traitors , jo apne mulk ka na ho sakey wo dosre ka kia hoga )


We should be nationalist , love Pakistan .... n HATE IRAN if they kill our Sunni Fisherman and HATE SAUDIA if they give money to SSP & taliban to kill Pakistani Shiites.

im agree with you only problem here is that when ever any issue come related with iran why ppl started to conved to sectarion debate which involve ppl like me, i dont mind if iranian killed innocent pakistani they should treated according to pakistani law, i dont know SM is funded by irania or not if they are then iran have no right to come in pakistan politics, i hope you will understand my opinion.

[razaali]

wo mera nahin tera baap hay .. phaly apni maan say pata kar lay .. dramy baz

chalo shukar hai merey zirey tum rahe rast per aagaiey ho aur in ashkhas sai bezari zahir kar rahey hoo yehi meri jeeth hai, ab mazeed naheen, cus without any topics i cannot baqawas like you, these are my ladst words you can go head whatever you like cus after this success i have no more intrest to talk with you thank you very much tum nai buhath bara mera maslah hal kardea.

[EJAZRANA]

dear friends with all due respect u can have different thinking which is very normal but don,t forget that first of all u r a Muslim & then Pakistani so y u r fighting over iran issue don,t understand this as we have our own so many problems already and wise says that first try to sort out ur own problem then think about others and same thing our religion say i think so plzzzzzz whoever taking iran side must not forget that u r a Pakistani not iranian yes u can be shiaa but it,s does not mean that u have to hate Pakistan or u have to love iran hopefully i am not hurting any1 feelings

[cefspan]

AFTER EVERY 2-3 POSTS PEOPLE START CALLING OTHERS "JAHIL" , "stupid"


JUST SHUT THIS ACT UP OKIE ?

[ambroxo]

there r ppl in pakistan who feel more pain than iranian ppl themselves, when iran is discussed and their hurts begin to fail
u can c here also who started abusing 1st ..

so some reply back and some ignore

AFTER EVERY 2-3 POSTS PEOPLE START CALLING OTHERS "JAHIL" , "stupid"


JUST SHUT THIS ACT UP OKIE ?

dear friends with all due respect u can have different thinking which is very normal but don,t forget that first of all u r a Muslim & then Pakistani so y u r fighting over iran issue don,t understand this as we have our own so many problems already and wise says that first try to sort out ur own problem then think about others and same thing our religion say i think so plzzzzzz whoever taking iran side must not forget that u r a Pakistani not iranian yes u can be shiaa but it,s does not mean that u have to hate Pakistan or u have to love iran hopefully i am not hurting any1 feelings

[razaali]

dear friends with all due respect u can have different thinking which is very normal but don,t forget that first of all u r a Muslim & then Pakistani so y u r fighting over iran issue don,t understand this as we have our own so many problems already and wise says that first try to sort out ur own problem then think about others and same thing our religion say i think so plzzzzzz whoever taking iran side must not forget that u r a Pakistani not iranian yes u can be shiaa but it,s does not mean that u have to hate Pakistan or u have to love iran hopefully i am not hurting any1 feelings

rana saab with respect i want to remind that you can see my post here and ppl like that i dont have any issue if ppl talk about iran issue problem is this that ppl converd this debate towards shia or sunni, i already mention if they killed our innocent pakistani justice zaror hona chahey, magar iss ko shia sai relate karna aur targit karna yeh achi baath naheen and in last we are pakistani as other sect ppl and we love pakistan as you ppl love, hamara khoon is ki baqa aur bananey main laga hai hum ko pakistan sai ziada koi aziz naheen, i want to thank you very much that some ppl are here who have a positive thinking.

[EJAZRANA]

we always should be positive friends whatsoever this is what our religion says if we show some unity then we can teach them a history lesson whoever taking us for granted bcoz we r born warriors so keep it up with ur positive thinking