Sources close to the detainees have told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Narenji was never involved in any activism, explaining instead that the nature of their work required them to be in "constant contact with the world outside." The crack down is particularly disturbing to Iranians who voted for president Hassan Rouhani, who's campaign suggested his election might lax the country's notoriously harsh internet restrictions. Unfortunately Rouhani seems to have little sway over the conservative contingent that manages Iran's Cyber Police and Revolutionary Guard. In reality, it's all too likely that Narenji staff are being used as pawns in a larger political game.