US EditionFlights Canceled Amid Iranian Protests and Internet Blackout
Iranian authorities cut internet amid protests causing 45 deaths and over 2,200 arrests, with multiple international flights canceled due to escalating unrest, according to human rights groups.
- On Friday, anti-government demonstrations continued after calls from Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran , while Iranian authorities cut internet and phone services.
- Late last month, protests began over economic hardship in Tehran's bazaars, with economic grievances and young Iranians broadening the unrest into a wider movement.
- Human rights groups reported dozens killed and thousands detained amid street clashes as the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO reported 45 deaths and HRANA said over 2,200 arrests.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to back down, framing protesters as foreign-backed, while European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, `The world is once again witnessing the brave people of Iran stand up.`
- Viewed historically, the unrest is the largest since the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, with at least 17 flights between Dubai and Iran cancelled and multiple carriers suspending routes.
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Internet, Phones Cut in Iran as Protesters Answer Exiled Prince’s Call for Protests
Internet and phone outages were reported across Iran on Jan. 8, as protests continued following a call from the nation’s exiled prince. Demonstrations have erupted across the country for days, initially over economic troubles. The protests escalated to calls for the overthrow of the regime presided over by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the shah who was toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, urged further…
Iran Witnesses Biggest Protests So Far As Demonstrators Change Tactics
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Protests in Iran, largely cut off from the world as officials cut off most Internet access, have grown to their biggest in several years as crowds flood streets in major cities, small towns, and neighborhoods across Tehran. Bazaar strikes and demonstrations in Kurdish regions in western Iran and other cities early on January 8 gave way to l…
Flights Canceled Amid Iranian Protests and Internet Blackout
Flight disruptions occurred as numerous airlines, including flydubai, canceled trips to Iranian cities due to widespread protests and an internet blackout in Iran. The unrest, fueled by economic hardship, led to tightened security as authorities attempted to quell the demonstrations, impacting air travel across the region.
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News & RecordProtests erupt in Iran's capital; internet cut off
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — People in Iran's capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country's exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the…
People across the country are taking to the streets, calling for slogans calling for the fall of the Islamic Republic.
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