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Investigations

Hooded hacker at a laptop, chained screens show HTTPS crossed and a 'Not Secure' tag over a globe with SSL block, illustrating cybersecurity risk.

When the Chain of Trust Breaks Certificate Revocations, Sanctions, and the Risks of “Nationalizing Trust” on Iran’s Internet

Cartoon hacker peeking from a computer server with a red robotic eye, surrounded by phones and doxxing documents, symbolizing cybercrime.

Channels, Bots, and Extortion: The Architecture of Doxxing on Persian-Language Telegram

The Fragmented Return: Inside Iran’s Gradual Internet Restoration and Political Tug-of-War

Collage inside Iran’s map showing protests, photographers, and currency to illustrate media coverage and economic unrest.

The Right to Internet: From Individual Claims to a Social Crisis ; Exploring the Lived Experience of Iranian Users During Internet Blackouts

People stand in front of a large red map outline of Iran surrounded by censorship symbols (security cameras, a 'Pro Internet' SIM card, a broken globe, and a no-access phone) to illustrate internet control.

From the Open Internet to Internet Sovereignty: Death of the Global Internet

Wartime Digital Isolation: Iran’s Strategic Internet Shutdown

Exclusive Report:The Network Behind Iran’s Internet Shutdown; From Engineering Disconnection to Profiting off Sanctions