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Why is the government in Iran shutting down the internet?

Why is the government in Iran shutting down the internet?

Science Weekly vor 3 Jahren

Madeleine Finlay speaks to Azadeh Akbari about the government in Iran blocking internet access after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini – and to Alp Toker about how they, and other governments around the world, are able to do it

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On 13 September Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was
arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating Iran’s hijab rules.
Three days later she was dead. Since then, videos of anti-regime
demonstrations and acts of resistance have gone viral – leading the
government to block internet access in parts of Tehran and
Kurdistan. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Azadeh Akbari about why Mahsa
Amini’s death has sparked so much anger, and hears from Alp Toker
about how governments and regimes around the world are able to
limit internet access.. Help support our independent journalism at
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