Iran Sees 'Major' Internet Disruption Amid Renewed Protests - 1 minute read
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -
Iran suffered "major disruptions" to internet services on Wednesday as calls to resume protests saw protesters take to the streets again weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who was detained by the country's morality police, an advocacy group said.
The demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death have become one of the biggest challenges to Iran's theocracy since the country's Green Movement protests in 2009. Protesters included diesel workers, high school students and women marching without the mandatory headscarf or hijab.
Calls for protests beginning at midday on Wednesday saw a massive deployment of riot police and plainclothes officers across Tehran, witnesses said. They also described outages affecting their mobile internet services...