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    Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts

    ByAisha Down January 28, 2026

    Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a dayIranian authorities appear to have relaxed – but not removed – internet restrictions, in what experts say is a sign of the mounting costs o…

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    Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online

    ByErika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi January 25, 2026

    Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.

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

    ByDeepa Parent January 15, 2026

    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…

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    Protests continue in Iran despite regime crackdown – video

    ByGuardian staff January 10, 2026

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first speech since the demonstrations began last month, calling protesters vandals and saying authorities would not back down in the face of opposition. Thousands of people were heard chanting anti-regime slogans across …

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    Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

    ByAisha Down January 10, 2026

    Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran’s internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities seek to quell escalating anti-government protests, represents a “…

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    US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

    BySeth Simons September 30, 2025October 1, 2025

    Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh comedy festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 Septembe…

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    US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

    BySeth Simons September 30, 2025

    Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 September to 9 …

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    BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns

    ByMichael Savage Media editor June 20, 2025

    Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’The BBC has scrapped plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza after concluding it “risked creating a perception of partiality” over the co…

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