Internet Shutdowns

• Ongoing

  National shutdown

  Network operator MTN Sudan posted this update: "We would like to inform you that, in accordance with the directives of the Cabinet, the internet service will be temporarily suspended during the Sudanese Certificate Examinations, daily (except Fridays) from 1:45 pm to 5:15 pm Sudan time, starting from Monday, April 13 until the end of the examination period, except banking services."

  Sudan

  • Start 13 April 2026 13:45 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 1 day, 8 hours

February 2026

• Ongoing

  Service blocking

  Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube

  Gabon's High Authority for Communication (HAC) has ordered the indefinite suspension of major social media networks to "protect national unity and prevent social conflict" amid local unrest.

  Gabon

  • Start 18 February 2026 00:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 55 days, 22 hours

January 2026

• Ongoing

  Service blocking

  Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp

  The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered the social media platforms to be blocked to safeguard against misuse that could threaten public order following the national elections on 15 January 2026.

  Uganda

  • Start 17 January 2026 20:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 87 days, 2 hours
• Ongoing

  National shutdown

  Timeline: * 8 January 2026 — Nationwide shutdown begins: Iran imposes a near-total internet blackout on the 12th day of nationwide protests. Many local websites also became unreachable, including those of the main local news agencies.* 28 January 2026 — Partial, uneven restoration: Authorities relax some restrictions, but connectivity returns only in a patchwork and heavily filtered form.* Mid-February 2026 — Degraded and unstable connectivity: National internet traffic recovers only to ~50–60% of normal levels; VPN services remain erratic and unreliable.* 28 February 2026 — New shutdown during hostilities: Following U.S.–Israel airstrikes, Cloudflare Radar confirms traffic in Iran drops to nearly zero, indicating a fresh, state-enforced blackout.

  Iran

  • Start 8 January 2026 16:30 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 96 days, 5 hours

August 2025

• Ongoing

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet

  Balochistan

  The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reportedly ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile Internet services in the Balochistan region due to security concerns.

  Pakistan

  • Start 5 August 2025 16:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 252 days, 6 hours

June 2025

• Ongoing

  Service blocking

  Facebook, Signal, Telegram

  Amid political unrest in Togo, the government is limiting access to multiple services on the three major networks of the country, Yas Togo (TogoTelecom), CanalBox (GVA CanalBox), and Moov Togo (Atlantique Telecom).The affected services are mainly social media and instant messaging apps, including Facebook, Telegram, and Signal, as well as YouTube and DuckDuckGo.

  Togo

  • Start 26 June 2025 07:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 292 days, 15 hours

February 2025

• Ongoing

  Regional shutdown

  Kurdistan

  There are reports that Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission has ordered upstream providers to suspend Internet connectivity to local Internet Service Provider KorekTel due to "non-compliance with paying outstanding debts and continued violations” and “to encourage” the telecom company to “settle its debts.”

  Iraq

  • Start 18 February 2025 11:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 420 days, 11 hours

November 2024

• Ongoing

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet

  Balochistan

  Local authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in multiple areas of Balochistan amidst an ongoing military operation.

  Pakistan

  • Start 15 November 2024 00:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 515 days, 22 hours

July 2024

• Ongoing

  Regional shutdown

  Annobón

  Equatorial Guinea authorities ordered fixed and mobile Internet services to be suspended in Annobón from 20 July, following demonstrations against environmental exploitation, restricting people’s ability to exercise their human rights. Further reports suggest that the Ministry of Transport, Post, and Telecommunications ordered  Starlink to suspend its satellite Internet from 7 August.

  Equatorial Guinea

  • Start 20 July 2024 00:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 633 days, 22 hours

October 2023

• Ongoing

  Regional shutdown

  Gaza Strip

  Internet connectivity into Gaza started being limited on the afternoon of 7 October 2023, coinciding with military activities by the Israeli forces, following attacks by Hamas militants across the border wall in southern Israel earlier that day.

  Palestine

  • Start 7 October 2023 14:00 UTC
  • End Ongoing
  • Total Duration 920 days, 8 hours