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Internet and Telecom Shutdowns in Sudan: Who is responsible?
On May 5, MTN Sudan announced that all its relay stations in Khartoum were down due to power outages and…
Sudan: Internet Shutdowns Fuel Human Rights Abuses
Internet in Sudan has been shut down intermittently amid armed clashes between the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan,…
Lebanon: Is the Government Purposefully Damaging the Telecom Sector?
Amid the real risk of the collapse of Lebanon’s telecommunications services, serious reports have recently emerged about massive squandering and…
Mauritania: The drawbacks of disrupting mobile internet after prisoners escape
Authorities in Mauritania have cut off mobile internet services since March 6, 2023, after four prisoners—classified as “terrorists” by the…
Another internet blackout in Syria during exams
In recent years, internet outages in Syria have become a familiar, dystopian tradition during the Official High School Exams. The…
