Published On Sep 16, 2024
BBC Verify has spoken to people from Iran who say they’ve been increasing surveilled online, leading to arrests, threats and beatings.
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Iran stepped up its surveillance after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Protests erupted across the country and thousands of people were arrested.
Court documents reveal how the Iranian authorities are building cases using people’s social media posts to charge them for “propaganda against the state” and how the state may be relying on surveillance to catch people.
0:00 Intro
1:40 The 2022 protests (Mahsa’s death)
4:02 An ecosystem of surveillance
5:24 Kosar’s story
6:50 Alef’s story
8:00 Spying on women
8:27 Nazer app
9:25 The protest continues
10:32 Credits
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Reporter: Reha Kansara
Directed by: Soraya Auer
Produced by: Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Animator: Anonymous Iranian woman
Executive producer: Flora Carmichael
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