Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iran internet blackout could hide possible 'massacre'
The Times of Israel••world
Key Points:
- Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi warned that the nationwide internet shutdown in Iran is a deliberate tactic by security forces, possibly to facilitate a "massacre" during ongoing protests.
- Ebadi reported that hundreds of people were hospitalized in Tehran with severe eye injuries caused by pellet gun fire amid the protests.
- The internet blackout has lasted over 24 hours, reducing connectivity to just 1% of normal levels, with international phone calls also blocked, according to internet freedom monitor Netblocks.
- Amnesty International condemned the internet shutdown as an attempt to conceal serious human rights violations and crimes committed by Iranian authorities to suppress the protests.
- Iran Human Rights NGO reported at least 51 protesters killed, including nine minors, highlighting the
