In wartime, sharing photos of bombed locations or even accessing the internet could get you prosecuted for collaborating with the enemy
Offline by decree: Iran’s war on the internet
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CATEGORY: Iran
Iran: “Whoever we blame – this moment is overwhelming”
To be an Iranian dissident must be profoundly confusing. The autocratic ayatollah has been killed but there is no succession plan
In Iran, funerals are the new battleground
The authorities are trying to control how the nation grieves its protesting dead. The people are pushing back
Five decades of Iranian protest
As Iranian spiritual leader Ali Khamenei admits thousands have died recently, we look at how protest has shaped the country since the Shah
Starlink offers a glimmer of hope in the internet darkness
Uganda is the latest country to shut down the internet as people goes to the polls
The secret graffiti grandma of Tehran
As the Iranian government cracks down violently on protest, we go on the trail of a spray-painting grandmother who secretly keeps the words of the protests alive
Contents – Gen Z is revolting: Why the world’s youth will not be silenced
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Tyrant of the year 2025: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
A further crackdown on dissent this year continues the Supreme Leader’s bloody rule
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
The price to be paid for making films in Iran
Celebrated Iranian film director Jafar Panahi talks to Index about his latest film It was Just an Accident – released in UK cinemas from 5 December – and explains why despite being imprisoned and censored, he won’t stop making movies in his home country