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Iran: The president's son calls for the restoration of internet access

Auteur: Ivoirematin

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Iran : le fils du président appelle à rétablir l’accès à internet

While Iran has been plunged into digital darkness for two weeks, a voice has risen from the very heart of power. Yousef Pezeshkian , son of the president and advisor to the presidency, publicly called this Saturday for an end to the internet blackout, warning of the social consequences of such a measure.

A widening gap

According to the presidential advisor, the strategy of silence is counterproductive. In a message published on Telegram and relayed by the official news agency IRNA, he emphasizes that:

  1. The blockage only postpones the inevitable confrontation with reality.
  2. This censorship risks alienating hitherto neutral citizens, thus widening the ranks of the protest.
  3. Potential mistakes made by law enforcement must be acknowledged and corrected rather than concealed.
"He whose accounts are in order has nothing to fear from a thorough examination," he said, quoting a Persian proverb to advocate transparency.

The human toll remains unclear.

Restoring internet access is crucial for documenting the repression. Figures vary drastically between official sources and NGOs:

Source death toll Details
Iranian Government 3,117 Presented mostly as "martyrs" (law enforcement).
HRANA (United States) 5002 Including 4,714 protesters; nearly 10,000 other cases under investigation.
IHR (Norway) 3,428 The NGO fears the actual death toll could reach 25,000.

Context of the crisis

The protest movement, initially motivated by economic demands in late December, has transformed into an unprecedented political challenge for the Islamic Republic since 1979. The blackout imposed on January 8 is perceived by international observers as an attempt to stifle the mobilization and mask the scale of the security response.

Auteur: Ivoirematin
Publié le: Dimanche 25 Janvier 2026

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