🔍This report underscores that digital security is no longer a purely technical concern—it’s a human rights crisis.

🔍Major social platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram were primary targets for phishing, impersonation, and account takedowns.
🔍Authorities increasingly used cyber tools for social control, seizing accounts for “violations” such as not wearing a hijab or defying Islamic lifestyle norms.

🔍Requests for digital security assistance soared:
+720% growth in individual requests
+70% in organizational requests (and +250% in minority and women’s rights sectors)

🔍Ethnic minorities—particularly in West and East Azerbaijan—saw a fivefold increase in targeted repression.
🔍Iranian activists abroad were targeted in countries including the UK, Germany, France, Slovenia, Austria, and Egypt.

🔍A surge in cyberattacks, phishing campaigns, and online censorship occurred during and after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.
Over 46% of digital security cases involved women, many of whom faced detention, torture, and even death sentences.

🔍For the first time, three Iranian individuals (two inside #Iran, one in Europe) were targeted by mercenary #spyware similar to #Pegasus—marking a shift from mass surveillance to targeted espionage.

🎯Tomorrow, we’ll publish an investigative report revealing the full details how it works, what tools are used, and how individuals are being identified.
#Isfehan #Iran #hijab #WomanLifeFreedom

3/3 The fight for unrestricted information continues. Read our full report to understand Iran’s battle against digital repression and how big tech & policymakers can help.
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