In the News: How We Are Keeping Iran Online

The New York Times features Holistic Resilience’s work in the fight against digital blackouts.

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When the Iranian government pulled the plug on the internet this month, they expected silence. Instead, they faced a new reality: a resistance that can no longer be disconnected.

In a recent feature, The New York Times goes inside the sophisticated smuggling networks and technological countermeasures that are keeping 50,000+ Starlink terminals active across Iran. The article highlights the pivotal role of Ahmad Ahmadian, our Executive Director, who helped pioneer the logistics of getting these "lifelines" across the border when the regime first tried to sever Iran from the world.

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"We turned it on and it just worked like a charm... This is the most severe internet shutdown that we have experienced. Starlink is a lifeline." — Ahmad Ahmadian

From rooftop terminals in Kurdistan to the "cat-and-mouse" game against government jammers, discover how Holistic Resilience and a coalition of global activists are turning the tide in the battle for information access.

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Read the full story in The New York Times

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