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

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.”

Iranian demonstrators on Thursday held the the biggest protest so far in nearly two weeks of rallies, as authorities cut internet access and the death toll from a crackdown mounted. Officials say at…

Internet access and telephone lines in Iran were cut out immediately after protesters took to the steets in Tehran over economic conditions in the country.

DUBAI, Jan 8 - A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as Tehran rolled out high-stakes subsidy reforms in the face of escalating protests against economic hardship. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DUBAI, Jan 8 - A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardships continued around the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cut off from the world, Iranians now face a silence engineered to erase their uprising in real time.

The protests have spread across Iran, with rallies reportedly taking place in 348 locations in all of Iran's 31 provinces.

Iranian protests against the clerical leadership escalate, with rising death tolls, internet blackouts, and international condemnation of the crackdown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iranian protests against the clerical leadership escalate, with rising death tolls, internet blackouts, and international condemnation of the crackdown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The movement, which originated with a shutdown on the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial currency plunged to record lows, has spread nationwide.

Iran experiences a nationwide internet blackout amid escalating protests, as authorities crack down on demonstrators and communication.

Iran experiences a nationwide internet blackout amid escalating protests, as authorities crack down on demonstrators and communication.

Monitoring group NetBlocks said Iran is “in the midst of a nationwide internet blackout”.

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Communications networks go dark right after start of Tehran protests urged on by exiled crown prince; protesters chant 'death to the dictator' and 'death to the Islamic Republic'

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 protests that have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic. Internet access and telephone lines in…

Iran Protests News Today Live Updates: Verified videos show thousands marching peacefully through Tehran and Mashhad, chanting slogans that directly target the foundations of the Islamic Republic, including calls for the overthrow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the return of monarchy under Reza Pahlavi.

Iran Protests News Today Live Updates: Verified videos show thousands marching peacefully through Tehran and Mashhad, chanting slogans that directly target the foundations of the Islamic Republic, including calls for the overthrow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the return of monarchy under Reza Pahlavi.

As Iran's nationwide protests increase the pressure on the Islamic regime and the Ayatollah Khamenei, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Ammar Maleki, Director/Founder of GAMAAN research foundation and Professor of Political Science at Tilburg University. Dr. Maleki breaks down the protests in Iran into a broader sociopolitical and historical context: Widespread public dissatisfaction linked to decades of brutal repression, multiple economic crises and a faltering regime severely weakened regionally and globally.