Iran Begins Reconnecting Internet After Shutdown Over Protests

Iran Begins Reconnecting Internet After Shutdown Over Protests
Iranians surf the Internet at a café in Tehran on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after Iran officially launched its cyberpolice unit. Iran has dedicated great effort to increasing its cyberwarfare capabilities. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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DUBAI—Iran on Thursday began restoring internet access in the capital Tehran and a number of provinces, news agencies and residents said, after a five-day-long nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle protests against fuel price hikes.

The Revolutionary Guards said calm had returned across Iran, state TV reported. Amnesty International said over 100 demonstrators had been killed by security forces, a figure rejected as “speculative” by the government.