Rights Organizations Condemn Iran’s Repeated Internet Shutdowns Amid Protests
In November 2021, peaceful protests over water shortages in Isfahan and surrounding provinces escalated after authorities blocked mobile data and forcibly dispersed demonstrators. Similar shutdowns in Ahvaz in response to calls for water protests occurred less than six months after a previous blackout.
Free Arbitrarily Detained Right to Health Defenders in Iran
Iran has arbitrarily detained human rights defenders Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mostafa Nilisince August 14, 2021, for preparing to file a complaint against the government’s Covid-19 mismanagement.
