It is also important to note that the Iran Threat Reduction act provides a fast track process to recipients of USG money for consideration of OFAC licenses on exporting software and hardware to Iran within 120 days of submission (§413).
No such mechanism seems to be place for Syria, where on-the-ground circumstances require more a responsive licensing regime and CSOs are left to violate US law to fill such needs. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Jillian C. York <jilliancy...@gmail.com>wrote: > Andrew, > > Those roadblocks have definitely not been overcome, but restrictions on > technology vis-a-vis Syria generally come from the Commerce Dept. while > those on Iran come from the Treasury Dept. > > That said, doesn't surprise me in the least that Syria's ignored. That's > how it's been for years - politicians and activists focus on Iran at the > expense of Syria. > > -Jillian > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Andrew Lewis <and...@pdqvpn.com> wrote: > >> Looking at the whole document revels that Syria is included, but only to >> add more sanctions. Does anyone on list know of any movement to add >> exceptions similar to the ones for Iran that will allow anti-censorship >> technologies or aid to go towards Syria? >> >> Or am I mistaken and those roadblocks have been already overcome? I am >> genuinely not up to date on what the sanctions on Syria entail at this >> point in time. >> >> -Andrew >> >> >> On Jul 30, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Collin Anderson wrote: >> >> Libtech, >> >> Foreign Policy released a copy of the compromise version of the >> upcoming Johnson/Ros-Lehtinen sanctions bill; expected to be legislatively >> passed in the next week. In true Congressional form, quite a portion of the >> mandates involve 'Internet Freedom' agenda items -- namely export >> regulation on sensitive technology, expanding content availability, >> International Broadcasting, and satellite jamming. >> * >> * >> *This is important.* The State and Treasury Department will be tasked >> with addressing issues of 'dual use technologies' and digital security. >> While I appreciate the addition of §414(7)(B) for clarifying sanctions >> regulations, Congress has a part to play in ensuring clarity on the >> political boundaries of such exports. >> >> [PDF] >> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/files/fp_uploaded_documents/120730_MRW12361.pdf >> >> *(Introduction)* >> >> It is the sense of Congress that the goal of compelling Iran to abandon >>> efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capability and other threatening >>> activities can be effectively achieved through a comprehensive policy >>> ... [a]mong the economic measures to be taken are— >>> >> (4) a focus on countering Iran’s efforts to evade sanctions, including— >> >> (A) the activities of telecommunications, Internet, and satellite service >>> providers, in and outside of Iran, to ensure that such providers are not >>> participating in or facilitating, directly or indirectly, the evasion of >>> the sanctions regime with respect to Iran or violations of the human rights >>> of the people of Iran; >> >> >> *SEC. 412. CLARIFICATION OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PURPOSES OF >> PROCUREMENT BAN UNDER COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND >> DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2010. * >> >> >>> The Secretary of State shall— >> >> >> (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, >>> issue guidelines to further describe the technologies that may be >>> considered ‘‘sensitive technology’’ for purposes of section 106 of the >>> Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 >>> (22 U.S.C. 8515), with special attention to new forms of sophisticated >>> jamming, monitoring, and surveillance technology relating to mobile >>> telecommunications and the Internet, and publish those guidelines in the >>> Federal Register; >> >> (2) determine the types of technologies that enable any indigenous >>> capabilities that Iran has to disrupt and monitor information and >>> communications in that country, and consider adding descriptions of those >>> items to the guidelines; and >> >> (3) periodically review, but in no case less than once each year, the >>> guidelines and, if necessary, amend the guidelines on the basis of >>> technological developments and new information regarding transfers of >>> technologies to Iran and the development of Iran’s indigenous capabilities >>> to disrupt and monitor information and communications in Iran. >> >> >> *SEC. 414. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTERNET FREEDOM AND ACCESS >> TO INFORMATION IN IRAN. * >> >> Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the >>> Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and >>> the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the >>> appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to— >> >> (1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, and share information >>> freely and safely via the Internet, including in Farsi and regional >>> languages; >> >> (2) support the development of counter-censorship technologies that >>> enable the citizens of Iran to undertake Internet activities without >>> interference from the Government of Iran; >> >> (3) increase the capabilities and availability of secure mobile and >>> other communications through connective technology among human rights and >>> democracy activists in Iran; >> >> (4) provide resources for digital safety training for media and academic >>> and civil society organizations in Iran; >> >> (5) provide accurate and substantive Internet content in local languages >>> in Iran; >> >> (6) increase emergency resources for the most vulnerable human rights >>> advocates seeking to organize, share information, and support human >>> rights in Iran; >> >> (7) expand surrogate radio, television, live stream, and social network >>> communications inside Iran, including— >> >> (A) by expanding Voice of America’s Persian News Network and Radio Free >>> Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda to provide hourly live news update >>> programming and breaking news coverage capability 24 hours a day and 7 days >>> a week; and >> >> (B) by assisting telecommunications and software companies that are >>> United States persons to comply with the export licensing requirements of >>> the United States for the purpose of expanding such communications inside >>> Iran; >> >> (8) expand activities to safely assist and train human rights, civil >>> society, and democracy activists in Iran to operate effectively and >>> securely; >> >> (9) identify and utilize all available resources to overcome attempts by >>> the Government of Iran to jam or otherwise deny international satellite >>> broadcasting signals; >> >> (10) expand worldwide United States embassy and consulate programming >>> for and outreach to Iranian dissident communities; >> >> (11) expand access to proxy servers for democacy activists in Iran; and >> >> (12) discourage telecommunications and software companies from >>> facilitating Internet censorship by the Government of Iran. >> >> >> Cordially, >> Collin >> >> -- >> *Collin David Anderson* >> averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> liberationtech mailing list >> liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu >> >> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: >> >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> >> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click >> above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily >> digest?" >> >> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list >> moderator in monthly reminders. 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