Internet Shutdowns

• Past

  National shutdown

  Yemen faced interrupted Internet after air strikes on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, the main landing point for the country's undersea web connection, damaged its telecoms infrastructure. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.

  Yemen

  • Start 20 January 2022 9:30 p.m.
  • End 24 January 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 days, 2 hours

October 2020

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Hadramawt Valley

  Yemen

  • Start 15 October 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 15 October 2020 1:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 1 hour

September 2020

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Districts of Hays and Al-Khokha

  Yemen

  • Start 24 September 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 1 March 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 520 days

August 2020

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Zanzibar City

  Yemen

  • Start 19 August 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 19 August 2020 4:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 4 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Al-Jawf

  Yemen

  • Start 7 August 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 7 October 2021 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 425 days

July 2020

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Amran, Saada, Sana’a and Al-Jawd Governorates

  Yemen

  • Start 22 July 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 14 April 2021 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 284 days

January 2020

• Past

  National shutdown

  Yemen

  • Start 30 January 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • End 14 April 2021 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 454 days

November 2019

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Hadramout, Shabwa Al-Jawf, and Marib

  After an interruption of more than 12 hours due to a break in the fibre optic cable between the areas of ‘Huswin’ and the city of ‘Al-Ghaydah’, the capital of the governorate of Al-Mahra, Internet service resumed today, Wednesday, in several eastern and south-eastern governorates.

  Yemen

  • Start 6 November 2019 12:00 a.m.
  • End 6 November 2019 12:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 12 hours

October 2019

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Abyan districts

  Yemen

  • Start 12 October 2019 12:00 a.m.
  • End 16 October 2019 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 4 days

July 2019

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Hadhramout

  Yemen

  • Start 8 July 2019 12:00 a.m.
  • End 8 July 2019 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 0 hours