To support democracy and human rights, Canada must fight internet censorship

Canada has a unique opportunity to co-ordinate efforts among allies against internet censorship and state surveillance by Iran, Russia, and other repressive regimes.

Protesters gather in Melbourne, Australia, for a rally in solidarity with the Iranian protests, on Sept. 29. As autocracies acquire new technologies to block the free flow of information and control their citizens online, Canada and its democratic allies must multiply their efforts to fight internet censorship, writes Bijan Ahmadi. Flickr photograph by Matt Hrkac

Opinion

BY BIJAN AHMADI

October 13, 2022

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the Islamic Republic’s so-called “morality police” has sparked nationwide protests in Iran. Similar to previous rounds of protests in recent years, ...

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