6 minutes agoIran suspends internet before new protests
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Iranian authorities have suspended internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported today, a day before a call for new protests in social media was sent. Some relatives of people killed during the protests last month for increased gas prices and people who post in [...]
Several relatives of people killed during the protests last month for increased gas prices and people who post social media have called for new protests and a memorial service for the dead Thursday, Reuters reports.
Half official news agency I The LNA cited an unnamed source near the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, saying that internet ban had been ordered by security authorities in the provinces of Alborz, Kurdez and Zazan in central and western Iran and Fars south of the country.
According to this source, other provinces may be affected by the expulsion of the mobile international connection, the ILNA reported.
In November, Iran suspended internet access for about a week to put out protests, Kosovo Press broadcasts.
Internet blocking has made it difficult for protesters to upload videos to social networks to provide support and to receive reliable reports of the extent of the riots.
