""There is no emergency alert in Iran," says Ahmad Ahmadian, the president and CEO of US-based digital rights group Holistic Resilience, which is behind Mahsa Alert and has been developing the platform since last summer."
""This was where we saw the traction, we saw the need, and we continued working on it with the volunteers, with some [open source intelligence] experts, and used this to map the repression machinery ecosystem of Iran and surveillance.""
"Mahsa Alert is a website but also has Android and iOS apps, which were intentionally designed to be lightweight and easy to use on any device."
"Given the heavy government connectivity control inside Iran and erratic access to the internet, volunteers also prioritized engineering the platform for offline use."
The United States military has attacked over 9,000 sites in Iran, creating fear and uncertainty among citizens. The lack of a public emergency alert system and severe internet restrictions have left Iranians without vital information. In response, digital rights activists developed Mahsa Alert, a mapping platform that provides push notifications about attacks and offline mapping capabilities. Although it cannot replace government alerts, it serves as a crucial tool for citizens during this crisis, designed for easy use and offline functionality.
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