Region: Iran

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report reveals that 41 shutdowns were imposed in 17 countries across the MENA region in 2024.

The 2024 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data.

It has been a year since Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police,” leading to waves of protests across the country – and a subsequent crackdown by the country’s rulers against dissent, both offline and online. We’ve mapped some of the troubling trends in Iran’s digital authoritarian playbook.

Civil society organizations and independent media are the targets of a variety of sophisticated security attacks known as “fake domains”.

Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

Access Now welcomes the growing global pressure on Iranian authorities to immediately reinstate internet access across the nation.

Civil society is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of digital rights defenders and technologists in Iran.