[HacktionLab] Emailing under internet blackout

[Patrice Riemens]

Hi All,

As far as I can judge from here (Rural SW France ;-), it's going to be a tough job to contact yr friends in teheran in the present circumstances. Won't surely work over gmail. The Guardian had a good explainer on how the blackout works - it appears to be very precise and even Musk's Starling is, at least partially blocked - using Russian technology form the war in Ukraine. yet some messgs seem to filter thru. I'd think a relay of friends of friends who know a friend who manages to ... etc. Pb is that you need to have contact with yr friends to be able to cantact the friend of a friend who etc ... Not easy, but you might have luck, or tough luck if yr queries fall in the wrong hands. 

Now pray the ugly theocracy falls sooner rater than later. It will.

----- Original Message -----
From: "brentc" <brentc at riseup.net>
To: hacktionlab at lists.aktivix.org
Sent: Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 22:01:35
Subject: [HacktionLab] Emailing under internet blackout

A question came up about emailing to Iran: "I have some contacts in 
Tehran who are anti-authoritarian educators I was supposed to be 
recording a presentation for them to show at their seminar series (I've 
done this for them before) - next week. I'm not sure what to do now, I'm 
assuming if I email them [they on gmail] I won't get through. Big/stupid 
ask - Does anyone tecchy know how an internet blackout is likely to 
work? I.e. I'm not sure whether to email my contact, could it be 
intercepted and get him in trouble?"

I didn't have conclusive answers. Any thoughts? I don't know exactly how 
sensitive the comms are and I gather encrypted comms hasn't been set up.

b




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