The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the fifth consecutive day of a nationwide internet shutdown in Iran, denouncing the blackout and the suspension of independent media as a deliberate assault on press freedom and the public’s right to information.
In a statement posted on its X account on Monday, the IFJ said that as the situation in Iran continues to deteriorate, journalists are being forced into silence because of the internet blackout and the resulting inability of independent media outlets to operate.
The IFJ said the shutdown has severely restricted journalists’ ability to report and has cut the public off from reliable information at a critical time.
NetBlocks, a global internet monitoring organisation, said on Monday, January 12, that the outage in Iran had exceeded 84 hours, with nationwide user connectivity remaining at just 1 percent of normal levels.
