How Internet Blackouts Conceal State Violence: From Iran to Myanmar

Originally published by iran-shutdown.amnesty.org on 2020-10-12.

An internet shutdown is not a new tactic to limit access to information. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has declared that “states … must not block or hinder internet connectivity in relation to peaceful assemblies.” However, states are increasingly doing just this; in the past two…

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