Overview
- Iranian state media said police detained 466 people for online actions it called threats to national security, describing the targets as linked to hostile networks.
- Press TV reported more than 90 additional arrests tied to the Iran International satellite channel, which authorities have labeled a terrorist group.
- Network analyst Doug Madory of Kentik estimated that about 99 percent of people in Iran lack regular internet access, describing what amounts to a nationwide blackout.
- Other security bodies have announced parallel sweeps in recent weeks, including 97 arrests by the intelligence ministry, 41 by local police over contacts with opposition outlets, and over 100 by the Revolutionary Guard for alleged monarchist ties.
- The International Federation of Journalists said seven journalists are in custody and that most independent outlets have shut down or publish only state-approved material, while state outlets cast the arrests as a fight against enemy propaganda.