July 2024 internet shutdown was politically driven, not due to fire: Witness
July 2024 internet shutdown was politically driven, not due to fire: Witness

A prosecution witness testified before International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday that the governments explanation for the nationwide internet shutdown in July 2024 was politically motivated, contradicting earlier claims that the disruption was caused by a data centre fire. Emdadul Haque Mollah,...

Frustration grows as Iran’s wartime internet shutdown breaks grim record
Frustration grows as Iran’s wartime internet shutdown breaks grim record

Irans state-imposed near-total internet shutdown is now the longest nationwide blackout on record in any country, according to a global monitor. Connectivity to the global internet has been at around one percent of pre-war levels since shortly after the United States and Israel launched their...