31 h. ago Iran president’s son urges authorities to restore internet after protests blackout

Yousef Pezeshkian says nothing will be solved by trying to postpone moment images of violent crackdown circulateThe son of Iran’s president has called for the internet restrictions in the country to be lifted, saying nothing will be solved by trying to postpone the moment when pictures and video circulate of the protests that were violently crushed by the regime.With a battle under way at the top of the regime about the political risks of continuing to block Iran from the internet, Yousef Pezeshkian, whose father, Masoud, was elected in the summer of 2024, said keeping the digital shutdown would create dissatisfaction and widen the gap between the people and the government. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Silenced by shutdown: Iranians abroad wait in fear after protests turn deadly

Families with loved ones in Iran experience an excruciating wait for news following the regime’s total internet blackout after the brutal crackdown of protests across the country. Caspar Barnes and Moha Tahery report.

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1 week ago How Iran’s internet blackout is quietly affecting your social media feed | Debunked

Iran’s internet blackout is impacting news algorithms and our social media feeds, an internet watchdog has warned.

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1 week ago ‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak

As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and angerThe families of Iranians killed by the regime in its crackdown on anti-government protests over the past week have told the Guardian of their devastation on learning of their relatives’ deaths.More than 2,500 people have been killed so far, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, but the death toll is expected to rise substantially as the regime eases a communications blackout imposed since 8 January. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I worry we will be the next Libya or Iraq’: Iranians living under blackout share hopes and fears for future

‘I really think this could be it. This could be the time that Iran is freed’

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1 week ago How Iran is ‘jamming’ Starlink satellites to stop horror of protest crackdown reaching the outside world

Tehran’s near-total internet blackout has kept the scale of the government’s ruthless crackdown hidden

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2 w. ago Iran in paralysis as internet blackout freezes banks and daily life

Authorities in Iran have imposed a brutal crackdown in response to protests over the country’s economic crisis

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Trump briefed on ‘strike options’ as Iranian military tightens grip on protesters

Rights groups say at least 116 people have been killed since protests erupted in Iran

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Trump says US ‘stands ready to help’ Iranians wanting freedom in threat to Tehran

At least 65 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December, according to a rights group

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Tehran says it has arrested 100 ‘armed rioters’ after threatening death penalty

At least 65 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Army warns of ‘enemy plots’ after Tehran threatens protesters with death penalty

At least 65 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Tehran threatens protesters with death penalty as casualties climb

A human rights group says at least 65 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Internet blackout continues as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) said that at least 62 have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: At least 62 killed as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protesters if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: At least 48 killed as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protesters if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s protests: old tactics of repression face new pressures | Editorial

A brutal regime has failed to safeguard either the country’s physical security or basic living standards. But Donald Trump’s threats to intervene won’t help civiliansThe internet blackout across Iran is meant to prevent protests from spreading, and observers from witnessing the crackdown on them. But it’s also emblematic of the deep uncertainty surrounding this unrest and the response of a regime under growing pressure.Rocketing inflation and a tanking currency sparked the protests in late December. They have since broadened and spread. Videos showed thousands marching in Tehran on Thursday night and people setting fire to vehicles and state-owned buildings.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Trump says Ayatollah is looking to flee and pledges to ‘hit them hard’ if protesters harmed

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protesters if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Khamenei insists he will ‘not back down’ as he blames Trump for millions taking to streets

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protestors if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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2 w. ago Iran protests latest: Millions take to streets to demand regime change as dozens killed in clashes with police

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protestors if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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2 w. ago What is happening in Iran? Internet blackout and Israel blamed after widespread anti

Trump threatens new attack over Tehran’s protest crackdown, after US forces bombed nuclear facilities last year

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