As war broke out with Israel, Iran plunged into an unprecedented internet blackout — cutting off 91 million people, silencing civil society, and tightening the regime’s digital grip.
Author: Omid Rezaee
His journalistic career began in Iran with two banned school and student newspapers. In Germany since 2014, he has written articles for German and Persian-language media. After ten years of freelance work, he began his traineeship at ZEIT Online in 2025. Academic background: mechanical engineering (Rasht, Iran), digital journalism (Hamburg Media School) and sociology and political science (FernUniversität Hagen). Main areas of focus: Iran, Middle East, Azerbaijan, migration, literature.
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