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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
Waleed Ahmed • 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
amel gimish • 18 Aug 2021

Telecommunications in Sudan at the Mercy of the US Dollar

In December 2020, people in Sudan found themselves paying more for the same old Internet data bundles, without necessarily finding…

  • arab world
  • COVID19
  • Digital Rights
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