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Newshour: Iran Restricts Social Media as Protests Continue

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Iran Restricts Social Media as Protests Continue

31/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Iran Restricts Social Media as Protests Continue

Government restricts Telegram and Instagram, which have been used to organise protests

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The Iranian government has restricted the use of Telegram and Instagram, which have been used to organise protests. The "temporary" restrictions were imposed to "maintain tranquillity", according to state media. The country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, says Iranians have a right to protest, but not to cause disorder. 

Also in the programme: Anti-Kabila protests in the DRC over President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down; and a look-ahead to Brexit negotiations in 2018.

Picture: Iranian students at the University of Tehran during a demonstration on December 30, 2017. Credit: Getty Images

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