Internet Shutdowns

• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 15 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 15 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 14 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 14 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 13 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 13 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 12 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 12 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  This is the seventh year that Syria has shut the Internet down during high school exams.  This is recorded for 12 June 2022. State-owned operator announced the scheduled disruption on platforms like Facebook, describing four outages, each scheduled to last for three and a half hours. The Syrian government has unplugged the Internet every year during student exams time since 2016, after exam questions began appearing on social media prior to the exams. Yet there is growing evidence that shutdowns are an ineffective way to prevent cheating, as questions still get leaked in spite of an Internet blackout.

  Syria

  • Start 12 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • End 12 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 0 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Sudan cut off Internet access for the third consecutive year as students took their national exams. Mobile operator Zain Sudan notified its customers of the disruption, and data compiled by Cloudflare showed national traffic dipping from 08:00 to 11:00 local time (UTC +2) on each exam day. Following this shutdown, the government again blocked Internet services at the end of the month, 30 June, as protesters marked the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed the country’s transition to civilian rule.

  Sudan

  • Start 11 June 2022 8:00 a.m.
  • End 11 June 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 3 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  This is the seventh year that Syria has shut the Internet down during high school exams.  This is recorded for 6 June 2022. State-owned operator announced the scheduled disruption on platforms like Facebook, describing four outages, each scheduled to last for three and a half hours. The Syrian government has unplugged the Internet every year during student exams time since 2016, after exam questions began appearing on social media prior to the exams. Yet there is growing evidence that shutdowns are an ineffective way to prevent cheating, as questions still get leaked in spite of an Internet blackout.

  Syria

  • Start 6 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • End 6 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 0 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  This is the seventh year that Syria has shut the Internet down during high school exams.  This is recorded for 2 June 2022. State-owned operator announced the scheduled disruption on platforms like Facebook, describing four outages, each scheduled to last for three and a half hours. The Syrian government has unplugged the Internet every year during student exams time since 2016, after exam questions began appearing on social media prior to the exams. Yet there is growing evidence that shutdowns are an ineffective way to prevent cheating, as questions still get leaked in spite of an Internet blackout.

  Syria

  • Start 2 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • End 2 June 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 0 hours

May 2022

• Past

  National shutdown

  This is the seventh year that Syria has shut the Internet down during high school exams.  This is recorded for 30 May 2022. State-owned operator announced the scheduled disruption on platforms like Facebook, describing four outages, each scheduled to last for three and a half hours. The Syrian government has unplugged the Internet every year during student exams time since 2016, after exam questions began appearing on social media prior to the exams. Yet there is growing evidence that shutdowns are an ineffective way to prevent cheating, as questions still get leaked in spite of an Internet blackout.

  Syria

  • Start 30 May 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • End 30 May 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 0 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Rajasthan

  Authorities suspended the mobile Internet services in Rajasthan's Bhilwara city from 11 to 12 April 2022 to 'maintain law and order' following a murder. This was the second 24-hour shutdown in the region in a week. 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.

  India

  • Start 11 May 2022 12:00 a.m.
  • End 12 May 2022 12:30 a.m.
  • Total Duration 1 day