Doug MadoryJun 17
Internet service in #Iran is still only partially restored following the biggest internet shutdown in history.

We're seeing only about half of the traffic volume we were seeing prior to January 8th, when the first shutdown of 2026 began.

#digitalblackoutiran‌
Doug MadoryMay 27
🚨Update on the partial restoration of internet in Iran. It has been 24hrs+ since service started coming back in Iran. In that time, traffic levels peaked at 41% of what we saw prior to Jan 8th, which is also below the Jan 27-Feb 28 partial restoration. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌
Doug MadoryMay 26
Just to keep today's partial restoration of Iranian internet connectivity in perspective, please take a look at this overall timeline. Iran has a long way to go to get back to pre-Jan-8 levels of traffic volumes. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

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Doug MadoryMay 26
Seeing the first signs of a possible internet restoration in Iran at 12:01 UTC today. While a few networks spiked in traffic, most are still down. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌
Mariacarmela RibeccoMay 19
Da 81 giorni il regime iraniano mantiene un blackout quasi totale di internet, superando ormai le 1920 ore di censura digitale. Intanto, Teheran tenta di estendere il proprio controllo anche oltre i confini nazionali: i media legati ai Pasdaran chiedono il controllo dei cavi sottomarini nello Stretto di Hormuz e pretendono che le big tech straniere si adeguino alle leggi della Repubblica Islamica.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
Doug MadoryMay 15
Iran's internet shutdown, the most severe national blackout ever recorded, is in day 77. Authorities are selling whitelisted access through SIM cards, creating a two-tier internet where the privileged browse freely while 90M citizens sit in the dark. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌
Mariacarmela RibeccoMay 10
Almeno quattro cittadini baluci sono stati arrestati a #Zahedan durante raid notturni delle forze di sicurezza iraniane. Gli agenti hanno fatto irruzione nelle abitazioni senza mandato, confiscando dispositivi di comunicazione e apparecchiature Starlink usate per accedere a internet satellitare. Le persone arrestate sono state trasferite in luoghi sconosciuti, mentre in #Iran continuano censura digitale, restrizioni e blackout della rete
#DigitalBlackoutIran #StopRepression #FreedomOfExpression
Mariacarmela RibeccoApr 29
Il 29 aprile 2026, l’Alto Commissario ONU per i diritti umani, Volker Türk, ha denunciato la dura repressione delle autorità iraniane contro il dissenso. Dall’inizio degli attacchi congiunti di Israele e Stati Uniti, almeno 21 persone sono state messe a morte e migliaia arrestate con accuse legate alla “sicurezza nazionale”.
#FreeNasrinSotoudeh #FreeRezaKhandan #FreeNargesMohammadi #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Iran #StopRepression #HumanRightsViolations #DigitalBlackoutIran
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/04/iran-turk-deplores-crackdown-dissent-says-rights-all-iranians-must-be
Iran: Türk deplores crackdown on dissent, says rights of all Iranians must be respected

GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today deplored the crackdown by Iranian authorities on dissent – in particular through the use of national security-related charges. At least 21 individuals have been executed and thousands of others arrested.Since the start of the devastating joint Israeli-US attacks on Iran two months ago, at least nine people have been executed in connection with the January 2026 protests, ten for alleged membership in opposition groups, and two on espionage charges.

OHCHR
Doug MadoryApr 27

Iran's ongoing internet shutdown is now in its 59th day.

It's been 107+ days since the Jan 8 blackout first cut off broad internet access — meaning Iranians have had widespread connectivity for just ~6% of 2026. #DigitalBlackOutIran

Mariacarmela RibeccoApr 27
Il blackout di Internet in #Iran è entrato nel suo 59° giorno — oltre 1392 ore di quasi totale disconnessione dal mondo esterno
#FreePoliticalPrisoners #StopExecutionsInIran #DigitalBlackoutIran #HumanRightsViolations #FreedomOfExpression #StopRepression