Commentaries by Faraz Firouzi Mandomi

When Repression Is Constitutional: Iran’s Legal Architecture of Violence

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When Repression Is Constitutional: Iran’s Legal Architecture of Violence

Faraz Firouzi Mandomi

January 14, 2026 02:53:41 pm

Iran’s protest wave is no longer defined only by street clashes. It has entered a phase in which the state governs visibility itself. Days of near-total internet shutdown have reduced national connectivity to a sliver of ordinary levels. This is not a technical failure. It is a governing tactic that makes violence harder to document, [...]

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