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Freedom House gave Iran 9 out of 100 points in its Freedom on the Net 2026 report, placing it among the world's worst countries for internet freedom. Mobile internet tariffs in Iran also reportedly rose by 40 percent. Iran-based outlet Emtedad reported that Iran's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against political prisoner Fallah, months after granting him a reprieve, over damage to a Rasht judiciary door.