Iran Cuts Off Internet Amid Protests and Repression Concerns
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Iran has shut down its internet and communication lines amid nationwide protests, severely limiting information flow and complicating efforts to document and respond to the unrest, with reliance on illegal Starlink devices playing a crucial role in sharing news outside the country.
- As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world AP News
- Iran flips ‘kill switch’ to hide alleged crimes as death toll rises amid protests Fox News
- Iranian cultural figures condemn internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’ The Guardian
- Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iran internet blackout could hide possible ‘massacre’ The Times of Israel
- Israel official asked about Elon Musk's Starlink in Iran The Jerusalem Post
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