According to a report by Gerdab website [Farsi], owned and run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Command, computer games aim to “introduce Islam as the origin of terrorism, and against the other religions in the world.” Travian has been particularly criticized because the game's objective is to build a powerful and prosperous city and to control as many cities as possible. [...] The minister’s legal team has accused Riahi of “violating article 86 of the telecommunications code, articles 89 and 90 of Law 63-2004 on the protection of privacy, articles 126, 148 and 253 of the criminal code, and finally article 54 of [the new press law].” Reporters Without Borders condemned the use of criminal, telecommunications, and privacy laws to punish press freedom. [...] The files include a transcript of a meeting between the Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim and Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi in which the two intimate support for the Syrian opposition. [...] Rashedan believes that the announcement was made without “knowing the exact technical difficulties of the project." IRAN: Recent updates on the status of National Information Network Iran's Deputy of Communications and Technology at the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology stated [Farsi] that more governmental organizations are gradually being connected to the National Information. [...] IRAN: Planning the National Network of Cyber Defence Alireza Rahai, chancellor of Amirkabir University of Technology, announced [Farsi] that, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, a national network of cyber defence will be launched.
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