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DR Lab • 17 Feb 2023

Radio in Sudan: (Not) a substitute for the internet

After 85 years of continuous broadcasting, BBC Arabic radio in Sudan finally went off the air on January 27, 2023….

  • Internet Shutdown
  • Radio
  • Radio Day
DR Lab • 21 Dec 2022

Sudan: “Men with no Mercy” now Armed with EU-linked Spyware

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—a paramilitary group in Sudan accused of committing crimes against humanity— imported the “Predator” spyware developed…

  • Citizen Lab
  • Cytrox
  • Intellexa
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