{"id":2919,"date":"2021-02-26T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filter.watch\/en\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:29:49","slug":"shutdown-monitor-what-is-happening-in-sistan-and-baluchestan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filter.watch\/english\/2021\/02\/26\/shutdown-monitor-what-is-happening-in-sistan-and-baluchestan\/","title":{"rendered":"Shutdown Monitor: What is Happening in Sistan and Baluchestan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 22 February, reports emerged of clashes between Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces and fuel traders in the city of Saravan, located in Sistan and Baluchestan province near the border with Pakistan. According to information received by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/balochcampaign\/status\/1364283183324397568\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baloch Activists Campaign (BAC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, IRGC forces opened fire on fuel traders during clashes, killing ten and injuring five. The incident sparked protests in the city of Saravan, with protestors gathering outside the city\u2019s governorate and IRGC station on 23 February; the protestors were reportedly met with tear gas and a number of people were arrested as a result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite claims of earlier internet shutdowns in Saravan, the first clear evidence of widespread internet disruptions was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammir\/status\/1364660934036361217\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at around 9pm on 24 February by Amir Rashidi, a cybersecurity and digital rights researcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can confirm that MCI is completely cut off from the internet in some parts of Zahedan, Saravan, Iranshahr, and Zabol.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepItOn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeepItOn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AmiR Rashidi (@Ammir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammir\/status\/1364660934036361217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By this point, protests in Saravan had escalated, and reports emerged of authorities using force against protestors. This was when the internet shutdown began, with mobile internet connections being severely disrupted and eventually cut off entirely on Iran\u2019s major mobile operators, including the Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI), Irancell, and Rightel. These shutdowns were observed in the cities of Zahedan, Khash, Saravan, Iranshahr, and Zabol. During Iran\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/filterwatch\/iran-shutdown-monitor-ccd4cad2a681\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Internet shutdown, mobile connections were the first to be affected before a total shutdown was implemented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammir\/status\/1364881652586082305\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 February<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mobile internet connectivity remained non-existent in the province (despite some sporadic reports of connectivity) while fixed broadband connections appeared to be unaffected. The situation remained the same as of the morning of 26 February. However, in a province where over 95% of the population rely on mobile networks for internet access, disrupting mobile internet is in practice a full internet shutdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: MCI and others are on and off. MCI data is cut off again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AmiR Rashidi (@Ammir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammir\/status\/1364881652586082305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sistan and Baluchestan Faces a Localised Shutdown and a News Blackout\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The internet disruption appears to be localised to Sistan and Baluchestan province. As internet disruption and shutdowns become more prevalent in Iran, localised shutdowns and disruptions may become more common; they are less costly to implement and maintain, and when imposed in Iran\u2019s provinces are more likely to go unreported by domestic news and media outlets. This is the case so far for the internet disruptions in Sistan and Baluchestan, which was also the last province to have its internet connection restored during the November 2019 internet shutdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports about the unrest in domestic media have been limited, however some outlets have reported on the protests without any mention of the internet shutdown. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fars News <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarsNews_Agency\/status\/1364918671852900353\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a quote from the Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan, who claimed that three people were killed during the clashes at the border, two of whom were allegedly in Pakistan and one in Iran. The statement came after the incident was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/99120705039\/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">denied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an earlier press interview from the Governor of Zahedan, who claimed that the reported deaths were \u201cfake\u201d. According to a statement from the province\u2019s Police Chief on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1399\/12\/07\/2459674\/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 February<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cthe unrest had ended\u201d and the situation is now \u201cunder police control\u201d. Again, this statement contained no mention of the internet shutdown. However, in an interview with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILNA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Deputy Governor for the province <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-15\/1043977-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%85%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that internet disruptions will be resolved once \u201cthe situation has been stabilised\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Protests and Crackdown: A Legacy of Government Failures<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sistan and Baluchestan is the poorest province in Iran, and experiences one of the highest levels of unemployment in the country. As a result, many have had to turn to fuel trading, which involves carrying small amounts of fuel to border regions and out of the country to sell as a source of income. The province is also the most poorly connected in Iran, with the lowest penetration rates for 3G, 4G, and ADSL connections, according to the country\u2019s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As recently as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filter.watch\/en\/2021\/01\/11\/policy-monitor-december-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2020<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the MP for Zabol, Zehak, Nimrouz, and Hamoun Habibullah Dehmarde called the ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi to Parliament for questioning about the province\u2019s lack of infrastructure and connectivity issues \u2013 problems which have been made even more prominent in the wake of increased reliance on the internet as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What followed was a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azarijahromi\/status\/1345391546867343360\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highly publicised trip<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jahromi to the province with the promise of network expansion to the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the face of ongoing disruptions and human rights violations in Sistan and Baluchestan, Jahromi and his ICT Ministry have remained silent, as have other politicians ranging from provincial representatives through to President Rouhani.\u00a0 Once again, these representatives have not only failed on their promise of improving conditions for the inhabitants of the province, but they are also complicit in the violations that have taken place and continue to take place while people\u2019s voices are silenced. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amirnazemy\/status\/1199713118588428289\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite promising otherwise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Rouhani administration and the various ministries under him have continued to normalise internet shutdowns as a tool in Iran\u2019s information controls regime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of Iran\u2019s record of using internet shutdowns to create a shroud of silence around gross human rights violations, this latest shutdown is deeply concerning. Filterwatch condemns the use of internet shutdowns under any circumstances and calls for internet connections to immediately be restored in Sistan and Baluchestan, and for Iranian authorities to respect the fundamental rights of all Iranians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 22 February, reports emerged of clashes between Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces and fuel traders in the city of Saravan, located in Sistan and Baluchestan province near the border with Pakistan. 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