Regional shutdown
Internet Services
Kurdistan
Authorities shut down the Internet throughout Kurdish-majority cities and towns in Iran’s western provinces following further anti-government protests. The shutdown lasted 22 hours.
Iranians have faced a wave of Internet disruptions, service blocking and total shutdowns since September 2022, following the death of a young woman in police custody which sparked protests across the country. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
- Total Duration 22 hours
Iran
- Population
- 92,417,681
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
Authorities shut down the Internet throughout Kurdish-majority cities and towns in Iran’s western provinces following further anti-government protests. The shutdown lasted 22 hours.
Iranians have faced a wave of Internet disruptions, service blocking and total shutdowns since September 2022, following the death of a young woman in police custody which sparked protests across the country. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
Other supporting information
IODA
Measurements from the Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA) project at Georgia Tech show a drop in Internet connectivity on 26 October 2022
Social media
An #Internet shutdown has been in place in #Sanandij, Kurdistan Province, #Iran since 0700 UTC (1030 local time).
— Cloudflare Radar (@CloudflareRadar) October 26, 2022
It is related to demonstrations marking the 40th day since the death of #MahsaAmini, following mobile provider shutdowns at the end of September & start of October. pic.twitter.com/JJRJpohDQr
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