The Association des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI) urgently calls on the international community to take immediate steps to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for its escalating use of internet shutdowns and digital censorship. In the context of intensifying military conflict and rising civilian casualties, recent blanket restrictions on internet access appear designed not merely for “security” purposes, but to conceal widespread repression, arrests, and grave human rights violations
Urgent Appeal: Internet Shutdown in Iran as a Tool for Concealing Human Rights Violations
The war between Iran and Israel is not a war for democracy. It is not a war for justice. It is a war that serves the strategic interests of foreign powers—Israel and the United States on one side, and the Islamic Republic’s regime on the other, which clings to survival by endangering its own people. The Iranian public, already battered by decades of repression, now finds itself alone, exposed, and unprotected.
Iran’s People Deserve Peace — Not Bombs, Not Dictators
The survey data reveals a burgeoning civil society movement within Iranian society, navigating the challenges of domestic oppression and violence while striving for greater democracy and modernisation. Empowered by the internet and social media, civil society has emerged as a key actor in this transformative process.
