A new in-depth report by @article19org reveals how China has been instrumental in the foundation of Iran’s information control, and how it continues to offer a blueprint for the architecture of digital authoritarianism in Iran. For e.g., despite international sanctions, Chinese companies including ZTE, Huawei, Tiandy and Hikvision continue operations in Iran, often through front companies, providing surveillance and monitoring technologies that directly contribute to the regime’s ability to perpetuate gross human rights violations. Read more: https://t.co/cNUHKGT1Fx