October 11-13
The Washington-based Freedom House issued its report on Internet freedom rating 140 countries and rated Iran as the least free country. Next-to-last was Cuba, preceded by China, Syria and Ethiopia. The freest country was Iceland, followed by Estonia, Germany and the United States. Beyond issues of access and censorship, the report said Iranians suffered from the seventh slowest system in the world while paying the highest fees “when price is calculated relative to speed, quality and download capacities.”