156 Hours of Internet Shutdown in Iran: Only Regime Supporters Have Access

NetBlocks, a monitoring organization that tracks internet access worldwide, reports that the internet shutdown by the Islamic Republic has exceeded 156 hours, and "the silence following the brutal crackdown deepens." According to this organization, in the absence of the internet and the presence of people in cyberspace, only accounts of regime supporters and fake content generated by artificial intelligence are active. The internet shutdown has raised concerns among human rights organizations about the potential intensification of repression in Iran. In each of the videos released from Iran, dozens of corpses can be seen. Iran has been witnessing nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic for about twenty days. The Islamic Republic has cut off the internet for more than six days, and it has now been established based on released videos that thousands of protesters have been killed by security forces' gunfire since last Thursday alone. Human rights organizations, citing evidence, have confirmed at least two thousand deaths, and this number is increasing. A recent report from CBS News indicates that since the beginning of the nationwide and national uprising of Iranians, the Islamic Republic has killed between 12,000 to 20,000 protesters. Satellite jamming and the Islamic Republic's fear of free media; 140 hours of internet blackout in Iran. The Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister: "Only a few hundred" have been killed in anti-government protests; a Fox News host challenged Zarif. Iran has entered the seventh day of communication blackout; the internet remains off.