[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Monday issued an executive order [text] that will allow the US to impose sanctions on foreign nationals who have used technology to participate in violation of human rights. Obama signed the order after he indicated that Iran and Syria's governments have committed various abuses against human rights with the help of technology, including computer monitoring and network disruption. Under the order, any person found to have used technology to carry out a...

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