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We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, are alarmed by the Iranian parliament’s move to ratify the general outlines of the draconian "Regulatory System for Cyberspace Services Bill," previously known as the “User Protection Bill.

ARTICLE 19 and more than 50 other organisations call on Iranian authorities and those engaged in bilateral dialogue with Iran to pressure the Iranian parliament to rescind the ‘User Protection Bill’.

Today, EFF joins Article 19 and more than 50 organizations in urging the Iranian government to rescind a bill with severe implications for the privacy, security and freedom of expression of Internet users in Iran. The text of our letter is below.Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against...

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This is the account of the discovery of a skull that has the potential to change what we know about human evolution, and a suppression and cover-up which followed.

Northampton novelist explores East African conflicts Updated Feb 05, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Retired Smith College professor Elliot M. Fratkin has penned “Maasai: A Novel of Love, War, and Witchcraft in 19th century East Africa.” Facebook Share After a career in academic anthropology writing non-fiction studies of Maasai and related peoples, Elliot M. Fratkin, a retired professor of anthropology and African Studies at Smith College here, published a personal memoir of fieldwork in 2012,...