Real-time technical data corroborate reports in #Iran news media that some connectivity is being restored, although only partially.— NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) November 21, 2019
At the current time national connectivity has risen further to 10%.
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VICE News: Iran Just Turned the Internet Back on After Four Days of Blackout
Amnesty International says that as many as 200 protesters may have been killed during the shutdown that cut Iran off from the rest of the world.
Iran’s government began reconnecting the country to the global internet on Thursday morning, more than four days after responding to widespread protests about fuel prices with an almost total internet blackout.
Iran has been widely criticized for cutting off access to the internet in a bid to stifle the protests against a 50 percent hike in fuel prices. It’s seen as an effort to prevent the international community from monitoring how the government has reacted to the protests, which began on Friday.
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Update #1: Iran begins reconnecting internet after shutdown over protests (Reuters)
Update #2: Iran media reports internet access back after multi-day shutdown (France 24)
WNU Editor: I noticed this Iranian traffic a few hours ago on one of my websites (Bookyards). Does this mean the end of the unrest in Iran? Nope.
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