"This means those who were not and are not dissatisfied will be added to the list of the dissatisfied, he wrote in a Telegram post. The release of videos showing the violence of the protests was something we will have to face sooner or later, Yousef Pezeshkian added. Shutting down the internet will not solve anything, we will just postpone the issue."
"The sporadic lifting of restrictions is leading to a slow and painful inquest into how many protesters, including children, have died. Authorities launched a violent crackdown under cover of the internet blackout, with rights groups documenting several thousand dead. The Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights says the final figure could be as high as 25,000. Thousands more people are still being detained."
Yousef Pezeshkian urged lifting internet restrictions, warning that the blackout would increase public dissatisfaction and widen the gap between people and government. He warned that videos of violent protests will circulate sooner or later and that shutting down the internet only postpones the problem. Sporadic restorations of connectivity are enabling a slow, painful inquest into how many protesters, including children, have died. Authorities launched a violent crackdown under the internet blackout, with rights groups documenting several thousand dead and Iran Human Rights estimating up to 25,000 fatalities. Thousands remain detained. Images of dead children and reports of over 1,000 emergency eye surgeries underscore heavy civilian harm.
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