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Iranian authorities imposed a nationwide internet blackout as protests entered their 12th day, with at least 39 dead and over 2,260 detained, Human Rights Activists News Agency reported.
- On Thursday, NetBlocks and web-monitoring firms reported a near-total nationwide internet blackout in Iran, with live metrics showing connectivity collapsing simultaneously.
- The protests began last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and have since spread after a December 28 shutdown, coinciding with subsidy reforms that triggered sharp price rises.
- Kentik's analysis showed near-total disconnection around 8 p.m. local time; Cloudflare and NetBlocks reported outages on TCI in Kermanshah while some business accounts stayed online, and telephone links failed from Dubai.
- Rights monitors report mounting deaths and mass detentions amid the shutdown, with at least 39 dead and more than 2,260 detained, while NetBlocks warned the blackout will severely limit event coverage.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian urged utmost restraint while senior leaders framed rioters as threats, the United Nations called for protecting peaceful protests, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned of severe consequences if killings start.
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Iranians Lose Internet as Protests Spread
Iran's latest wave of unrest is now unfolding largely offline, according to an internet watchdog that says the country has effectively gone dark. NetBlocks reported on Thursday that Iran is undergoing a nationwide internet blackout, following what it described as days of tighter online controls aimed at suppressing protest activity...
Iranian government shuts down internet as violent crackdown continues
Protests broke out in several cities across Iran on Thursday despite an ongoing violent crackdown by security forces that has left dozens dead and led authorities to shut down the internet nationwide in an attempt to stifle the unrest
Massive anti-govt protests rock Tehran, Mashhad as Iran plunges into total internet blackout
The unrest has now entered its 12th consecutive day. Human rights groups say it was triggered by anger over the sharp collapse of Iran’s currency and has spread to more than 100 cities and towns across all 31 provinces.
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