{"id":341371,"date":"2026-01-09T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341371"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:52:12","slug":"iran-nationwide-internet-shutdown-ordered-by-khamenei-as-uprising-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-nationwide-internet-shutdown-ordered-by-khamenei-as-uprising-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Nationwide Internet Shutdown Ordered by Khamenei as Uprising Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NCRI\"<\/p>\n

Nationwide Uprising- No. 32<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NCRI<\/em><\/h3>\n

Calls for Urgent International Action to Ensure Free Internet Access for the People of Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fearing the escalation of the nationwide uprising, the clerical regime has imposed a ‘digital blackout,’ completely shutting down the internet across Iran since Thursday, January 8. This action, on the twelfth day of the uprising, follows its expansion on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6 and 7. The shutdown is intended to prevent the dissemination of images of heroic acts by rebellious youths and news of the suppressive forces’ crimes. The regime had already been throttling internet speeds in the days prior.<\/p>\n

This morning, January 8, the internet observatory NetBlocks officially confirmed the shutdown. By publishing a network status chart, it reported that ‘Tehran and other parts of Iran are now entering \u00a0a digital blackout,’ with internet access plummeting to just 5%.<\/p>\n

Technical data from Cloudflare Radar shows that just before 13:00 local time, Iran’s IPv6 addressing space experienced a 98.5% drop, with the protocol’s traffic declining from 12% to 1.8%.<\/p>\n

The Iranian Resistance considers this internet shutdown a clear violation of the fundamental rights of the Iranian people, as it blatantly contravenes Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Human Rights Council resolutions, including resolution 47\/16, which strongly condemns such shutdowns. The Iranian Resistance calls on the United Nations, its member states, the Human Rights Council, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to strongly condemn this ‘cyber siege’ and take immediate measures to ensure the Iranian people’s free access to the internet.<\/p>\n

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

January 8, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explanation of attached documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n

NetBlocks Graphic: This chart displays network connectivity in Iran from January 1-8, 2026. The graph line plummets on January 8 (Dey 18), reaching 5% and indicating a near-total internet shutdown or ‘digital blackout’.<\/p>\n

Cloudflare Radar Report: This data shows that just before 13:00 local time, IPv6 protocol traffic dropped from 12% to 1.8%, a 98.5% decrease. This confirms the outage was not a technical failure but an ‘engineered and intentional block’ by the regime, aimed at isolating the population and concealing its acts of suppression.<\/p>\n

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\u26a0\ufe0f Update: Live network data show #Tehran<\/a> and other parts of Iran are now entering a digital blackout, as connectivity falls on multiple providers; the new incident follows regional shutdowns, and is likely to severely limit coverage of events on the ground as protests spread \ud83d\udcc9 pic.twitter.com\/cVZE311VNY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n