"Iranians were finally able to call the outside world on Tuesday morning, over four and a half days after Iran's clerical regime imposed a communications blackout to suppress growing anti-government protests. People were able to make international phone calls on their mobile phones for the first time since Friday. But people from outside Iran were unable to make calls into the country. The internet and text messaging were also still blocked."
"The communications blackout was imposed as Iranian authorities began a violent crackdown to suppress the uprising sweeping the nation. Over 648 people have been killed, Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Monday. The protests are the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime, which has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution, since the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement that followed the death in police custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini in 2022."
Iranians regained the ability to make international mobile phone calls on Tuesday morning after over four and a half days of restricted communications. Incoming calls from outside Iran remained impossible, while internet access and text messaging stayed blocked. Netblocks recorded the blackout lasting more than 108 hours. Authorities imposed the communications blackout as they launched a violent crackdown on the nationwide uprising. Norway-based Iran Human Rights reported over 648 people killed. The protests represent the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime since the 1979 revolution and recall the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom movement after Jina Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
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