The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout
Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the real picture".
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"If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it's successful and it's worth it."
— Sahand , Activist
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Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the real picture".
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