Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide

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Source: The Guardian

Iran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as protests over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership.

Media inside Iran and official statements have reported at least 21 people killed, including security forces, since the protests began, according to an Agence France-Presse tally.

IHR said Wednesday was the bloodiest day of the now 12-day movement, with 13 protesters confirmed killed. “The evidence shows that the scope of the crackdown is becoming more violent and more extensive every day,” said the IHR director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, adding that hundreds more had been wounded and more than 2,000 arrested.

The exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah who was ejected by the 1979 Iranian revolution, has been trying to fill the leadership vacuum in the movement. He urged Iranians to yell from their windows on Thursday and Friday at 8pm local time to show their support. “Based on your response, I will announce the next calls to action,” Pahlavi said in a widely shared video.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/iran-plunged-into-internet-blackout-as-protests-over-economy-spread-nationwide

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1. hmm

temperatures range from low of 22 F to high of 50 F in Tehran for the coming week

[Gore1FL]

2. "Son of the shah" sounds like a bad idea for the Iranian people.

Perhaps they should reach back to the democratically elected government prior to the shah's...

[Javaman]

3. this was coming.

I was watching an interview with one of the protesters on the BBC. one of the things she said was, "when the government cracks down we will know when they start cutting access to the outside world."

and here we are.