[51034] Record of 67 days of internet shutdown in Iran: Reports of obscuring executions

67 days of internet shutdown in Iran

According to reports by Iran International, the global monitoring organization "NetBlocks" updated on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, that internet blockages across Iran have been ongoing for 67 consecutive days, accumulating to about 1,584 hours of digital disconnection.

In the report by Iran International, which maintains a sharply critical stance toward the regime in Tehran, it is claimed that this is "digital censorship" intended to impose a "curtain of silence on the growing number of reports of executions." The organization notes that this step denies victims the basic right to "be seen, receive a response from authorities, and be heard."

Similar remarks were also published by Al Arabiya Farsi, which emphasized that the ongoing disconnection isolates citizens and makes it difficult to document and expose human rights violations in the country. Al Arabiya Farsi, which broadcasts from the Gulf and maintains an editorial line critical of the Iranian regime, confirms the "NetBlocks" data and states that the network shutdown is intended to prevent any possibility of accountability by the governing institutions in Tehran.