In Iran, the judiciary and security institutions have disrupted citizens’ digital life and their everyday access to many services through the expansion of SIM card blockages.

In a report, the newspaper Shargh wrote that the scope of these restrictions has reached not only government opponents, journalists, and civil activists, but also women and owners of online businesses. Cutting mobile phone lines disrupts access to banking services, dynamic passwords, judicial matters, and government systems.

Interview with Maryam Dehghardi, a journalist and a member of the editorial board of IranWire