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Iran Signals Internet Comeback as Protests Rage, Families Wait for Connection and Calm

Iran Signals Internet Comeback as Protests Rage, Families Wait for Connection and Calm

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Iran’s top telecommunications official has pledged that nationwide internet access will be restored within hours, as public pressure mounts following a sweeping shutdown imposed during a deadly protest crackdown. Speaking to local media on Saturday, Behzad Akbari, chief executive of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Company, said connectivity would return “today or tomorrow,” according to the Fars […]

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Azerbaijan Releases Russian Journalist to House Arrest After Putin-Aliyev Talks

Azerbaijan Releases Russian Journalist to House Arrest After Putin-Aliyev Talks

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Authorities in Azerbaijan have released Igor Kartavykh, the executive director of Sputnik Azerbaijan, from prison and placed him under house arrest. The move followed high-level discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, according to reports by Russia’s Kommersant newspaper, citing the Kremlin. Kartavykh was detained in June along with several colleagues […]

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Internet Blackout Grips Afghanistan Amid Taliban’s ‘Morality’ Crackdown

Internet Blackout Strikes Afghanistan Amid Taliban ‘Morality’ Crackdown

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Kabul – Afghanistan faced an unprecedented internet blackout on Monday, as reports suggest the Taliban may be enforcing a nationwide cut to fiber-optic services under their latest crackdown on so-called “immorality.” Since the Taliban regained power in August 2021, this marks the first time the country has experienced a shutdown of this magnitude. Earlier this […]

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