Iran - Connections severed or slowed and Google Mail blocked in latest anti-Internet offensive

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's latest offensive against the Internet coinciding with celebrations marking the Islamic Revolution's 31st anniversary. Online access has again been disrupted, as it is whenever opposition protests are expected. In major cities such as Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Ahvaz and Shiraz, Internet connections have been slowed right down, restricted to certain neighbourhoods or entirely suspended in some areas for the past few days. Some mobile phone (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mercredi 12 septembre 2012