Iran restored access to WhatsApp and Google Play which were banned amid protests.

Iran has lifted the ban on using WhatsApp and Google Play. According to the IRNA news agency, the Iranian government has lifted this ban after more than two years. The country's Supreme Council of Cyberspace took this decision in a meeting held under the leadership of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. In that meeting, he talked about lifting the ban on social media.

Iran's Telecommunications Minister Sattar Hashemi said in a post on X that this decision is the first step towards removing such restrictions. Further steps will also be taken regarding this, with the help of which the possibility of unblocking other services can increase.

What is the stance on implementing the hijab law?

For the time being, the hijab law will not be implemented on women in Iran. It has been banned for now. This law was accepted by the parliament there in September 2022, but now it will not be sent to the government.

There is no access to mobile

People reached by The Associated Press in the capital, Tehran, and other cities said they had access to all these services on computers, but not yet on mobile phones. WhatsApp has been the third most popular messaging platform in Iran after Instagram and Telegram. The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was strictly enforced in 2022.

The woman died in police custody.

The police there had arrested a woman for violating the dress code. When the police and security forces took strict action, the protests calmed down in 2023, but during this period hundreds of people were killed and thousands were imprisoned.

This action was taken after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for breaking the hijab law and died in police custody. After this, there were widespread demonstrations across Iran, in which women played an important role.