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Iran turns citizens into informants as chilling crackdown spreads beyond its borders

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What happened

Iran's Alaj platform crowdsources diaspora surveillance via Telegram, with an official source confirming the system to Fox News Digital.

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  • Reported by Fox News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:37 UTC.

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