# Iran promotes system encouraging reports on citizens abroad

https://mins.news/en/item/87733

- Fox News, 2026-10-06 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-turns-citizens-informants-chilling-crackdown-spreads-beyond-its-borders

> Iran has promoted Alaj, a system that encourages people to submit information about Iranians living overseas through a website, a Telegram bot and Bale. Reports said the platform published personal details and claimed to have monitored 1,600 people, though the figures were not independently verified. The site later went offline amid criticism. Journalist Lisa Daftari said the approach is designed to intimidate and silence critics abroad.