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Salma Ahmad • 15 Oct 2024

Starlink in Sudan: a thriving black market during times of war

In times of war, areas of military conflict transform into zones that threaten the lives of residents, but it does…

  • Internet Shutdown
  • RSF
  • Starlink
SMEX • 12 Jul 2023

Down for Nothing? Shutdowns during Exams in the Middle East and North Africa [Bread&Net 2022]

The session “Down for Nothing? Shutdowns during Exams in the Middle East and North Africa” was held as part of…

  • Access Now
  • Bread&Net
  • Elections
DR Lab • 08 May 2023

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…

  • #KeepItOn
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Rapid Support Forces
SMEX • 28 Apr 2023

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,…

  • #KeepItOn
  • Digital Rights
  • Human Rights
SMEX • 21 Jun 2022

Internet Shutdowns and their Impact on Society

  • Algeria
  • ExamShutdowns
  • Internet access
Ahmed El-Affendi • 26 May 2022

Widespread Cynicism about Covid-19 Vaccines in Sudan

  • COVID19
  • misinformation
  • pandemic
Abed Kataya • 22 Nov 2021

Internet Access in Sudan is of Unprecedented Importance

Internet services have been partially restored in Sudan after a 20-day shutdown following the coup led by the Military Council…

  • 25 October
  • Communications Shutdown
  • coup
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