This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Cause of cyber attack on Ministry of Oil, ban on foreign E-mail addresses, the Supreme Leader’s religious orders on the use of circumvention tools, and more.

This post is the first in a new series tracking the latest news and updates on the status of Internet controls and circumventions in Iran compiled by ASL19.

Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Brenden Kuerbis analyzes the latest development in the debate over Internet identity governance with a focus on the issue of public involvement.

Citizen Lab Senior Advisor Robert Guerra has been invited by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Larry Strickling and Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy Ambassador Phil Verveer to participate in a discussion of global Internet governance issues.

On 23-26 April 2012, Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Eneken Tikk attended the Sixth Forum on Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Ensuring Information Security and Combating Terrorism.

The Marketplace Tech Report episode looked at President Obama’s executive order authorizing sanctions for human rights abuses that will target countries that monitor and track cell phones and citizens’ browsing habits.

From 18-19 April 2012, Citizen Lab Special Advisor Robert Guerra and Senior Researcher Sarah McKune attended the Stockholm Internet Forum.

Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Stefania Milan was interviewed about her new role as consultant in new media to the Italian Minister of Education, University and Research, Francesco Profumo.

In a recent special feature on Internet censorship, The Guardian newspaper profiled the work of the OpenNet Initiative.

Citizen Lab joined a global coalition of NGOs to call for the withdrawal of censorship plans in Pakistan.