Internet Shutdowns

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 6 to 8 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 8 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 8 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 6 to 8 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 7 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 7 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 6 to 8 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 6 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 6 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 3 to 5 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in our district areas over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 5 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 5 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours
• Past

  National shutdown

  Following political unrest in the country over rising energy prices, authorities in Kazakhstan cut off access to the Internet starting 11:00 UTC on 5 January 2022. The access appeared to be briefly and partly restored for few hours each day before being cut again. The outage continued until 10 January 2022 and by one estimate cost the Kazakhstan economy over $400 million USD. The lives of Kazakh citizens were severely disrupted as the outage affected such critical systems as banks and mobile payment systems.

  Kazakhstan

  • Start 5 January 2022 11:00 a.m.
  • End 11 January 2022 2:00 a.m.
  • Total Duration 5 days, 15 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Pulwama

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in Jammu and Kashmir over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 5 January 2022 7:05 a.m.
  • End 5 January 2022 3:15 p.m.
  • Total Duration 8 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 3 to 5 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in our district areas over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 4 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 4 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 3 to 5 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in our district areas over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 3 January 2022 3:00 p.m.
  • End 3 January 2022 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 6 hours

December 2021

• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Khartoum

  Internet services were again reportedly limited in Khartoum, Sudan on 30 December 2021 in response to further protests against the military and its ongoing coup. This recent event follows another report of an Internet shutdown on 25 December 2021. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens’ ability 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.

  Sudan

  • Start 30 December 2021 7:30 a.m.
  • End 30 December 2021 6:30 p.m.
  • Total Duration 11 hours
• Past

  Regional shutdown

  Mobile Internet Services

  Srinagar

  Local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in several areas of the Srinagar district from 28 to 30 December as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in our district areas over the past few days. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.

  India

  • Start 28 December 2021 3:00 p.m.
  • End 30 December 2021 9:00 p.m.
  • Total Duration 2 days, 6 hours