Iran: Geopolitics, Protests and Global Silence

Iran: Geopolitics, Protests and Global Silence

The studied silence on Iran among people across the world goes to show that geopolitical concerns are more valuable to some than human lives.

Iran’s Uprising Goes Dark Under Bullets and Blackouts

Giorgia Valente reports from the edge of an […] The post Iran’s Uprising Goes Dark Under Bullets and Blackouts appeared first on The Media Line.

Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’

Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an "existential threat," according to digital rights monitors.Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several days of almost total nationwide internet shutdown."On the t…

A Nation Past the Point of Return: Iran’s January 2026 Uprising and the Collapse of Fear

Why the uprising of January 2026 marks a decisive break between Iranian society and the ruling clerical regime A profound transformation is unfolding in Iran. The country before and after 8 January 2026 is no longer the same. What erupted in the January 2026 uprising was not merely another wave of protests, but the most extensive and socially inclusive mobilization Iran has witnessed in more than four decades. For the first time since the establ…