Service blocking
X (Twitter), Instagram, Telegram, YouTube
News websites and political campaign sites were blocked on May 9, 2019. The restrictions appear to have come into place after dissident groups called for demonstrations to take place on May 9, as Kazakhstan and former Soviet states commemorate their World War II victory.
- Total Duration 10 days
Kazakhstan
- Population
- 20,843,754
- UN Classification
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- Land Locked Developing Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
News websites and political campaign sites were blocked on May 9, 2019. The restrictions appear to have come into place after dissident groups called for demonstrations to take place on May 9, as Kazakhstan and former Soviet states commemorate their World War II victory.
Related documentation
Days before news websites and Facebook were blocked in Kazakhstan, a man stood in a public square with a blank sign to see if he’d be detained. Yep, he was https://t.co/Ln71q5USiL — Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) May 9, 2019
Other supporting information
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