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By Sana Fazili India logged at least 84 internet shutdowns in 2022, highest in the world, according to a report published on Tuesday by Access Now in coalition with KeepItOn. The report titled 'Weapons of Control, Shields of Impunity: Internet Shutdowns in 2022', noted that there has been a gradual uptick in the number of countries imposing internet gags from 2016 to 2022. For example, in 2016, 25 countries imposed internet gags. The following year, the number had come down to 19. Twenty-six countries imposed internet shutdowns in 2018, followed by 33 and 29 shutdowns in 2019 and 2020, respect...
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By The Conversation Whitney Shylee May , The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, in Iran and reports of the government's brutal crackdown have circulated widely on social media. This flow of information comes despite efforts by the Iranian regime to throttle internet access and censor information leaving the country. One effective method the protesters have hit on has been to use TikTok, the video-sharing app better known for young people posting clips of themselves singing and ...
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By Sana Fazili As Iran continues to simmer over anti-hijab protests for over two months now, several media outlets, including The New York Times, BBC and AFP, on Sunday reported that the controversial morality police or Gasht-e Ershad — in charge of upholding the country's draconian Islamic dress code — had been abolished. However, certain sections of the media in Iran, along with activists and journalists, both inside and outside the country, are saying that the news is false. The morality police have been at the heart of the controversy in Iran over 22-year-old Mahasa Amini's death in police...
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By Kirti Rawat Social media was flooded with these videos after Iran lost to the US in a World Cup match. On Tuesday, Iran's team lost the game to the US in the FIFA World Cup that is being hosted in Qatar. Soon after, Iranians took to the streets to celebrate. Some waved US flags in support of the American football team and some let off firecrackers in celebration. All this celebration was a sign of protest against Iran's regime.
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By Archis Chowdhury As protests in Iran continue, social media saw viral posts claiming that the Iranian authorities have sentenced 15,000 protesters to death, as a form of extreme clamp-down. Several prominent handles, including the official Twitter handle of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared this on social media. BOOM found this claim to be false and baseless; while hundreds have lost their lives in clashes between authorities and protesters, according to reports the number 15,000 corresponds to those who have been detained, while only five people been given the death penalty so ...
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By Srijanee Chakraborty An image of an artwork which shows a flag made by tying strands of hair to a stick is being shared on social media claiming it was hoisted in Iran amid anti-hijab protests against the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iranian "Guidance Patrol" for wearing an "improper hijab", a violation of compulsory hijab law in Iran, fell into coma because of alleged police brutality and later died in a hospital on September 16, 2022. Amini's death immediately sparked protests across the country and worldwide. BOOM found that the hoisted hair-flag is ...
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By BOOM Team A fire reportedly broke out at a prison in Iran's Tehran on Saturday amid the raging anti-governent protests. Several politicians, journalists and foreign nationals are imprisoned in the notorious Evin prison. Videos of the fire were shared on social media where gunshots and explosions could also be heard. The fire was later contained and the state media reported that the situation was brought under control. Iran has been gripped under intense anti-regime protests triggered by the death of a 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody over the hijab mandate. Several people have been...
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