Iran restricts internet to try to curb protests

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For the fifth consecutive day, the morning demonstrations at the main universities gave way to nightly street riots in the center of at least 30 towns.

The slogan "woman, life, freedom" has resonated again in the concentrations of hundreds of Iranians of diverse condition and social class, who share the

in police custody.

The government has begun to

, which

.

A notable group of students from the Islamic Azad University, many evenings in the traditional chador, have joined the protest rallies on Wednesday over

's death .

The 22-year-old, who should have turned 23 just this Wednesday, died of causes not yet clarified after being

on Tuesday of last week.

In the afternoon there have been street marches.

Although, in many cases, they have been peaceful, with

, there have also been

, who have used batons, tear gas and electroshock weapons.

There have also been assaults on official headquarters.

The clashes are being harsh, especially in the province of Kurdistan, where Amini was from.

Independently unconfirmed testimonies claim that security forces have begun

.

The regional police chief, Brigadier General Ali Azadi, has confirmed the death of four people.

"Hostile groups have committed these crimes," Azadi assured, in words quoted by the local agency 'Tasnim'.

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The Kermanshah provincial prosecutor has also blamed "anti-regime forces" for using non-regulation bullets which he says killed two protesters.

"We urge the families of Kermanshah to prevent their young people from participating in these rallies," he said, according to the 'Mehr' agency.

"They are emotionally involved in these rallies, but the anti-revolutionary forces are trying to get dead [to exacerbate the crisis]."

One of the dead, in Shiraz, was a security agent.

With statements like this, the Islamic Republic tries to separate the public debate on coercive methods against those who do not dress according to the norm, and even around the veil itself, and the phenomenon of protests, which it blames almost exclusively on "enemies" external.

Most observers believe that by

, something rare to date, the system

.

The other way to achieve this is to restrict internet access.

Whatsapp and Instagram

, the most popular services for their use as a platform for small businesses and for being one of the few accessible social networks, have been censored on the Iranian internet.

By mid-afternoon, Iranian users have started reporting

, while in

have been reported

.

An ISPA survey from 2021 indicates that 73.6% of Iranians over the age of 18 have a social media account.

Of these, 45.3% use Instagram.

Facebook or Twitter are inaccessible, although many users, including officials, manage to access it through special tools.

Social networks are a hive these days.

One of the most symbolic displays of outrage is being carried out

.

Its promoters are a young generation, which has gone through a long period of economic precariousness and who shares the despair due to the lack of political reforms.

Against them, the Government tries to show solidity inside and outside the country.

This Wednesday, the Supreme Leader has appeared for almost an hour before his followers without making a single reference to the protests.

"The country, fortunately, has reached the deterrence phase, which means that its military status has reached a point where the country does not have to worry about external threats," he declared, in an act that has also served to placate the recent rumors about his state of health.

has spoken in New York

.

The hard-line cleric did make a tangential reference to what happened in his country, although it was to point the finger at others.

"If a country demands justice at home, but abroad it trains all kinds of terrorists and kills nations, or forces them to surrender by imposing various pressures, it should be a shame for humanity, freedom and justice," has claimed, in an indirect allusion to the

.

In the run-up to his speech at the UN, the Iranian leader spoke with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and other European officials about the

.

The hopes of diplomacy are diminishing every day.

According to the Iranian presidential website, Tehran is demanding that the International Atomic Energy Agency close an investigation into previously undeclared nuclear sites as a condition for returning to the agreement, from which the

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