Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

Scritto il 13/02/2026
da Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Farnaz Fassihi

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.Antigovernment protesters blocked a road last month in Tehran. Iran is using facial recognition and phone data to track and detain people involved in political opposition activities.