Iran steps up internet crackdown one year after Mahsa Amini death, blocks sites, apps, imposes “digital curfews”

Ahead of the Sept. 16 anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, days before her 22nd birthday, government opponents say Iran is conducting a wide-ranging crackdown to stifle possible dissent, including seekingfull control of internet in Iran.

Last year, at least 22,000 were arrested in the protests and seven people executed. The demonstrations - the biggest and most widespread since the Islamic Republic was founded in 1979 - were sparked after images spread on social media of Amini lying unconscious in a hospital bed following her arrest.