In the French edition of Slate magazine, Citizen Lab is featured in an article about the Dark Comet software application that has recently been linked to attacks on activists in Syria.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This week’s post includes updates on Syria, use of Internet technology in Tunisia to advance freedom, blogger arrests, and social media news.

In an Internet survey conducted by the Iranian state television’s Shabakeye Khabar (News Network), conducted on June 3, 2012, 63 percent of respondents said that they would like to see a stop to uranium enrichment activity in order to halt sanctions against the country. The network later claimed that the results were manipulated by hackers.

The new book, Liberation Technology: Social Media and the Struggle for Democracy, features a chapter by Professor Deibert, entitled “International Mechanisms of Cyberspace Controls”.

Citizen Lab Research Manager Masashi Crete-Nishihata participated in a plenary panel at the Seoul International Media Conference where he spoke about the work of the Citizen Lab and the four phases of Internet regulation.

Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Helmi Noman submitted a chapter entitled “In the Name of God: Faith-based Internet Censorship in Majority Muslim Countries” for inclusion in the Routledge Handbook of Media Law to be published in December 2012.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This week’s post includes, WikiLeak’s release of information on Syria, cyber-defence in Iran, blogger arrests in Morocco, as well as cyber surveillance across the region.

Luis Horacio Nájera spoke about the youth movement known as YoSoy132 and their activities during the presidential campaign.

A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This week’s post covers media crackdowns in Sudan, cyber defense preparation in Iran, the release of a human rights activist in Bahrain, news from Syria and post-election Egypt, as well as updates on social media policing in the region.

In a Toronto Star article on the Guelph tech firm accused of making tools to censor Internet abroad, Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert commented on the Canadian company’s controversial activities.