Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
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The U.S. Secretly Sent Starlink Terminals to Iran in January
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
Quiet efforts keep information flowing during Iran’s digital blackout
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
Silencing a Nation: Iran and Internet Blackouts
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
Iran blocked the internet amid deadly protests. Some voices are still getting through
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
Bloody crackdown appears to have quelled Iran protests for now
ABC News - January 18, 2026 By: Patrick Reevell, Somayeh Malekian, and Nadine El-Bawab "An extraordinarily violent crackdown by Iranian security forces appears to have succeeded for now in driving protesters from the streets, according to activists and analysts who...
Under Iran’s internet blackout, SpaceX’s Starlink is a lifeline — if it can stay online
NBC - January 15, 2026 By: Kevin Collier and Bruna Horvath "As Iran’s national internet blackout stretches to its second week, the satellite internet service Starlink has become a crucial lifeline for many citizens to connect with the outside world — and one that the...
Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do
The Observer - January 15, 2026 By: Isabel Coles "HELP IS ON ITS WAY' Donald Trump promised protesters in Iran as the regime launched a violent crackdown that has killed thousands. "Days on, the US president has yet to come to their rescue, and on Wednesday the...
Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters, despite Trump’s warning
NPR - January 14, 2026 By: The Associated Press "Iran's judiciary head signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump. "The comments by Gholamhossein...