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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Tanmay Puri

Iran Protests Trigger Nationwide Internet Blackout, Cutting Millions From the World

Iran Reportedly Cuts Internet Access Nationwide as Authorities Move to Silence Protesters (Credit: Pexels)

Iran is in absolute chaos currently, and now it seems they have lost all connection, literally. Iran has erupted in some of the largest nationwide protests seen in years as economic hardship and political frustration push citizens out onto the streets across the country.

What began in late December as smaller demonstrations in Tehran Bazaar against the crippling fall in the value of the rial and soaring prices for basic goods has swiftly grown into a nationwide movement of dissent reaching all 31 provinces. Protesters have been met with a harsh crackdown, as per reports, with human rights groups reporting many deaths and thousands of arrests since the unrest began.

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