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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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Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
ByAbdi Latif Dahir, Kiana Hayeri, Sanam Mahoozi and Farnaz Fassihi January 16, 2026January 18, 2026

“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.

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A Timeline of Protests in Iran
ByMonika Cvorak and Sanjana Varghese January 13, 2026January 14, 2026

Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.

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Death Toll Grows as Nationwide Protests Rock Iran for a Third Night
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Malachy Browne January 11, 2026January 13, 2026

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.

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Iran Convulsed in Second Night of Nationwide Protests
ByFarnaz Fassihi January 9, 2026January 10, 2026

Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.

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Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Pranav Baskar and Sanam Mahoozi January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.”

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Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify
ByPranav Baskar and Sanam Mahoozi January 8, 2026

Internet connectivity data collected on Thursday showed that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters.

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An Internet Shutdown Cuts Off Iranians From One Another, and the World
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon October 17, 2025

Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online almost impossible and prompting Iranians’ fears of greater surveillance.

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Iran Extends Internet Clampdown Beyond Wartime
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online a struggle and prompting Iranians’ fears of greater surveillance.

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