Iran begins reconnecting internet after shutdown over protests
INTERNATIONAL Iran on Thursday began restoring internet access in the capital Tehran and a number of provinces, local news agencies and residents said, after a days-long nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle unrest over fuel price hikes.
“The internet is being gradually restored in the country,” the semi-official news agency Fars said, quoting unidentified informed sources as saying. “We again have internet as of an hour ago,” a retired engineer who declined to be named said by telephone from Tehran. Internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said the restoration of connectivity in Iran was only partial so far, covering about 10% of the country.The unrest erupted on Nov. 15 after the government announced gasoline price hikes of at least 50%. Protests began in several provincial towns before spreading to some 100 cities and towns across the Islamic Republic. They quickly turned political with protesters demanding top officials to step down.
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