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13,053 records synced with the current source registry
Iran · 1979—present
The state triedto erase the record.We keep it.
IranArchive preserves names, evidence, and source trails for the crimes the Islamic Republic has tried to hide—from prison massacres and protest killings to gender persecution and digital blackouts.
The record
Scale matters. So does every name behind it.
These figures describe the current scope of this archive and the blackout documented below. They are not a substitute for the individual records, testimony, and evidence.
verified historical incidents
Bounded claims backed by rights investigations
public digital blackout
Plus 19 hours and 30 minutes in 2026
years of state repression
From the establishment of the Islamic Republic to today
Pattern recognition
Not isolated abuses. A system.
Across decades and movements, the same architecture reappears: securitize dissent, use force, disappear the detained, silence witnesses, and deny accountability.
Unlawful killing
Live ammunition, metal pellets, and lethal force have repeatedly been used against protesters and bystanders, including children.
Explore documented incidentsDetention, torture, disappearance
Mass arrests are followed by incommunicado detention, coerced confessions, torture, sexual violence, and pressure on families.
Human Rights Watch · 2026Gender persecution
The UN fact-finding mission found that violations against women, girls, and supporters of equality amounted to crimes against humanity.
UN Fact-Finding MissionInformation control
Internet shutdowns, filtering, surveillance, and whitelisted access isolate the public while abuses are carried out beyond scrutiny.
Go to the blackout reportHistorical record
Different generations. The same machinery.
A selected chronology of state violence and repression. Each entry links to the investigation supporting the claim.
- 1988
Mass execution Prison massacres
Thousands of imprisoned political dissidents were forcibly disappeared and extrajudicially executed, then buried largely in unmarked mass graves.
Amnesty International - 1999
Student repression Tehran dormitory raid
Security forces and state-sanctioned vigilantes attacked student residences; at least one student was killed and hundreds were arrested.
Amnesty International - 2009
Protest crackdown Green Movement
Security forces used lethal and excessive force against election protesters, followed by mass detention, torture, and coerced confessions.
Human Rights Watch - 2019
Killings + blackout Bloody November
A nationwide internet shutdown accompanied a lethal crackdown. Rights groups documented unlawful force, mass arrests, and a deliberate cover-up.
Human Rights Watch - 2022
Crimes against humanity Woman, Life, Freedom
The UN mission found murder, imprisonment, torture, rape, persecution, enforced disappearance, and other inhumane acts in a widespread and systematic attack.
UN Fact-Finding Mission - 2026
Mass killing + blackout The January Massacres
Verified videos and testimony show security forces firing on protesters while a nationwide blackout obstructed documentation and concealed the scale of killing.
Amnesty International
Information is evidence
When the killing begins, the network goes dark.
The blackout is not a technical footnote. It isolates people, destroys livelihoods, obstructs documentation, and gives state violence cover. IranArchive keeps the full 2026 report on the landing page.
Dossier 2026.01 · Digital repression
Digital Blackout in Iran
January 8 → May 26, 2026
Total time unrestricted global internet was not generally available to the Iranian public
137Days
19Hours
30Minutes
Phase 1 — near-total protest shutdown
18d 19h 30mPhase 2 — whitelisted access
31d 19h 00mTraffic partially recovered, but meaningful global access remained unavailable to the general public and was largely reserved for government-linked or whitelisted users, including “white SIM” holders.
Phase 3 — near-total wartime shutdown
87d 05h 00mDigital blackout timeline
Nationwide blackout begins
Traffic collapsed to near zero during the nationwide protest crackdown.
Brief controlled connectivity windows
Small amounts of traffic returned twice, but neither window became sustained, generally available public access.
Whitelisted access phase begins
Traffic partially recovered, but the public digital blackout continued through aggressive filtering and privileged access for selected users and white SIM cards.
Near-total wartime shutdown begins
Connectivity again fell to near zero as the war began.
Sustained public restoration begins
International connectivity began a sustained rise after 2,093 hours of the wartime phase, ending the counted blackout period.
A documented precedent: Bloody November 2019
NetBlocks measured national connectivity collapsing to roughly 5% as authorities suppressed the November 2019 protests. The tactic returned at greater duration in 2026.
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Source-linked records of killings, crackdowns, and repression.
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Source note: estimates from closed information environments can change as evidence emerges. IranArchive distinguishes archive counts from reported casualty estimates and links every external claim on this page to its source.