Articles and press review on internet censorship in Iran
What has been reported so far
This collection brings together reporting and analysis on internet shutdowns, digital isolation, censorship infrastructure, and counter-strategies, with a particular focus on Iran.
- 2026-01-08, heise.de: Nach tagelangen Protesten: Der Iran geht nach Internetblockade offline
- 2026-01-10, timesofisrael.com: As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed
- 2026-01-12, heise.de: Digitaler Blackout im Iran: Starlink wird massiv gestört
- 2026-01-13, newsmax.com: Iran Deploying New Technologies to Curb Protests
- 2026-01-14, csoonline.com: Iran’s partial internet shutdown may be a windfall for cybersecurity intel
- 2026-01-15, filter.watch: Iran Enters a New Age of Digital Isolation
- 2026-01-16, reuters.com: Musk's Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown
- 2026-01-21, jpost.com: Iran using internet blackout to isolate families amid protests, rights group tells 'Post'
- 2026-01-21, middleeastmonitor.com: Iran shuts 40,000 Starlink stations to block internet access
- 2026-01-23, jpost.com: Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis
- 2026-01-23, intellinews.com: Iran's former cyber chief says internet shutdown tool will soon be beyond government control
- 2026-01-23, iranwire.com: Cyber Security Official: Soon We Will Not Be Able to Shut Down Internet As We Wish
- 2026-01-24, heise.de: Proteste im Iran: Bislang längste Internetsperre mit fatalen Folgen
- 2026-01-24, heise.de: Iran-Internetsperre: Zivilgesellschaft fordert Satellitenfunk direkt aufs Handy
- 2026-02-03, raaznet.com: Jamming in Iran: The Business of Disruption and the Defense Contractor Network
- 2026-02-09, article19.org: Tightening the Net: China’s infrastructure of oppression in Iran
- 2026-02-09, wired.com: Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
- 2026-02-13, rferl.org: Chinese Tech Offers Blueprint For Iran's Digital Crackdown, New Report Says
Additional recent articles and analyses
These additional sources are especially relevant because they contextualize shutdowns, selective access models, economic consequences, and circumvention infrastructure.
- 2026-01-17, The Guardian: Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
- 2026-04-25, Le Monde: Internet access in Iran becomes a privilege granted by the government
- 2026-04-12, Tom’s Hardware: Iran's forced nationwide internet blackout becomes second-longest on record
- 2026-03-30, arXiv: Iran's January 2026 Internet Shutdown: Public Data, Censorship Methods, and Circumvention Techniques
- 2026-04-30, arXiv: A Multi-Perspective Study of the Internet Shutdown in Iran
- 2025-08-25, Washington Post: U.S. funding break imperils internet freedom projects in Iran
- 2025, Freedom House: Iran: Freedom on the Net 2025 Country Report