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Iranians Abroad Lose Contact With Loved Ones Amid Dayslong Digital Blackout
With Iran currently experiencing a dayslong digital blackout, RFE/RL's Radio Farda has been in touch with Iranians outside the country who can't reach their families because of the shutdown back home. For safety reasons, some of those who responded asked to remain anonymous.
Daily communication has come to a standstill. The severing of connections portends the use of harsh measures, says an Iranian man who fled the regime.
Two weeks after the start of the demonstrations, the regime is rejecting Iran. It is cutting the Internet and telephone connections. Meanwhile, security forces are allegedly acting harshly against the protesters.
Iran has been offline for more than 60 hours because of the unrest. The extent and intensity of the restrictions reveal a communication control strategy that goes beyond previous schemes
No foreign media - with the exception of the Qatari channel Al Jazeera - can work in Iran. As for the Iranian media, they are exclusively public and under the control of the Guardians of the Revolution. With the exception of the authorized photographs of pro-government demonstrators, it is therefore necessary to be content with the images that Iranians broadcast themselves. Since Thursday evening, Internet and telephone networks abroad have been…
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