The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed dismay over the increase in repression in Iran since the start of the war in Gaza. According to reports, at least 21 people have been executed and more than 4,000 detained in a context of growing internal tension.
How encrypted messaging apps evade state control 🔐
Faced with internet blackouts and mass surveillance, Iranian citizens turn to tools like Signal or Tor to communicate. These platforms use end-to-end encryption and anonymous routing, making interception difficult. However, the government deploys phishing attacks and malware to infiltrate devices, in a constant technical race between censorship and evasion.
The Iranian regime: executing opponents while looking for free WiFi 😂
It seems that in Tehran they have two clear priorities: hanging dissidents in public and leeching off a neighbor's router to spy. While the executioners sharpen the ropes, the regime's engineers sweat trying to decrypt a WhatsApp message. Ironies of life: they kill bodies, but they cannot kill an encryption protocol.