Iran in November 2019 imposed nationwide Internet limits during rare protests against fuel hikes that the authorities suppressed in a deadly crackdown. Rights groups fear the same tactic risks being used again during potentially tense presidential elections this summer. The Sistan-Baluchistan shutdown saw mobile Internet services halted, effectively shutting down the net in an area where phones account for over 95 percent of Internet use. The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran have an even higher toll of 23 dead, citing local sources. The Internet shutdown “severely restricted the flow of information to rights defenders from contacts and eyewitnesses,” Bahreini told AFP.

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2021 07:24 UTC