US slams Iran’s internet blackout as attempt to hide repression

The US State Department denounced Iran’s nationwide internet shutdown, now entering its second week, accusing the Iranian leadership of deliberately attempting to hide violent repression from the international community.

The State Department’s post on social media platform X, emphasized the scope and intent of the blackout, Caliber.Az reports.

قطع کامل و سراسری اینترنت در ایران اکنون وارد هفته دوم خود شده است، بیش از ۱۹۰ ساعت که رژیم جمهوری اسلامی عمداً مردم ایران را از جهان جدا کرده و سرکوب وحشیانه خود را پنهان می‌کند. سانسور یک ملت نمی‌تواند صدای آنها برای آزادی را خاموش کند و اقدامات خشونت‌آمیز رژیم جمهوری اسلامی را… pic.twitter.com/ODiNYttfZ2

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“The full and nationwide internet shutdown in Iran has now entered its second week — over 190 hours during which the Islamic Republic regime has deliberately cut off the Iranian people’s connection to the outside world,” the post by the Persian-language account of the State Department noted.

“Censoring the nation cannot silence their voice in defence of freedom, nor can it hide the violent actions of the Islamic Republic regime. The world is watching,” the department added.

By Vafa Guliyeva