Internet shutdowns

Togolese authorities threaten greater online speech censorship

Written by Global Voices en français

Translated by Laura

3 weeks ago

Inside-net: Russia is dismantling free internet connections

Written by Daria Dergacheva

7 October 2025

The politics and people behind Balochistan, Pakistan’s internet shutdowns

Written by Ramna Saeed, Nabeel Armaan

18 August 2025

Digital blackout: How internet shutdowns devastate the economy and daily life in North Waziristan, Pakistan

Written by Farooq Mahsud

2 August 2025

Stories about Internet shutdowns

When digital democracy disappears, so does the power of the people

When civil society is pushed offline, what’s lost isn’t just voices, but history, memory, resistance, and possibility

Written by Muhammed Bello Buhari

23 August 2025

Togo restricted internet during June protests

The ECOWAS court condemned Togo for the internet shutdowns in August 2017

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

16 July 2025

Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship

By the end of 2023, over 92 percent of Russian population used the internet. The government has other plans for them now.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 January 2025

India's internet shutdown crisis: A growing threat to digital rights

India’s internet shutdowns are undermining digital rights, economic development, and the fundamental freedoms of its people.

Written by Kanav Narayan Sahgal

6 January 2025

Internet outages and blocks in Latin America in 2024

Latin America between power outages and internet blockages

Written by Jacobo Nájera

Translated by Dalia Tarek

3 January 2025

A year of elections and digital repression in South Asia: 2024 in focus

Several governments expanded their control over online spaces

Written by Rezwan

2 January 2025

Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

"The internet shutdown was meant to stifle us, but it had the opposite effect"

Written by EngageMedia

21 November 2024

Starlink in Sudan: A lifeline or war facilitator?

Internet is being used as a weapon by warring parties

Written by Digital Rights Lab

20 August 2024

Internet shutdowns in Sudan allow the bypass of regulations

That battles over control of telecommunications infrastructure and internet access

Written by Digital Rights Lab

14 August 2024

Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression curtailed as deadly student protests rock Bangladesh

Wanton violence and internet shutdown puts citizens in peril

Written by Shoeb A, Rezwan

25 July 2024

The ingenious ‘network tree’ defying Gaza's connectivity blockade

Italian filmmaker Manolo Luppichini's insights on connectivity in war-torn Gaza

Written by Mariam A.

13 June 2024

Pakistan administered Kashmir faces internet shutdown amidst protests

People in Azad Kashmir protests high wheat prices, electricity bills

Written by GV South Asia

21 May 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

Silenced voices: The X and VPN ban after Pakistan’s elections

During political unrest, Pakistan frequently shuts down internet services

Written by Ramna Saeed, R Umaima Ahmed

26 February 2024

#KeepItOn in times of war: Sudan’s communications shutdown must be reversed urgently

Internet shutdowns are weaponized during the civil-war in Sudan

Written by Global Voices MENA

14 February 2024

The effects of internet shutdowns on public mobilization

Once a tool for organising, the internet is now a weapon

Written by Valentina Vera-Quiroz

13 December 2022

Turkey throttles internet access following deadly explosion in Istanbul

"The world is talking about the explosion while Turkey cannot"

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

13 November 2022

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