Internet blackout could backfire if, once lifted, a surge of messages and visual evidence inflames a second wave of international scrutiny Days of protest across Iran have left hundreds dead and many more injured. Attempts by Iranian authorities to quell dissent through a near-total internet blacko»»»

The situation in Iran is getting worse by the day. The economic crunch that led to the ongoing uprising after the tumultuous fall of Iranian riyal against the dollar is now toiling the very fabric of the Islamic Republic. Protests have reportedly spread all over the country, and casualties are near»»»

Iranians screamed in anguish and cried in confusion as they gathered beside bodies shrouded in black bags in a makeshift morgue at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center and lying on the ground outside the facility south of Tehran. Videos making their way past Iran’s internet blackout circulated over»»»

Days of protest across Iran have left hundreds dead and many more injured. Attempts by Iranian authorities to quell dissent through a near-total internet blackout point to the pivotal role that social media has played in organizing, spreading and documenting unrest. The Conversation asked Shirvin Z»»»