Regional shutdown
Broadband, Mobile
Cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan
The Internet was shut down in at least the Kazakhstan cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan on 28 February 2021 during anti-government protests calling for the release of political prisoners.
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Kazakhstan
- Population
- 20,592,571
- UN Classification
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- Land Locked Developing Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
The Internet was shut down in at least the Kazakhstan cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan on 28 February 2021 during anti-government protests calling for the release of political prisoners.
Social media
Civic activists & human rights defenders in #Kazakhstan cannot broadcast live from protest rallies due to problems with the Internet. Kamila #Shokanova reports that a VPN does not help. #activistsnotextremists. @nnienass @PaoloBottleneck @NewEuropeans @StateDeptSpox @castellettir https://t.co/wOajJvdgKU pic.twitter.com/JPaD8wEZgO
— Aiya Sadvakasova (@AiaKaz) February 28, 2021
Authorities in #Kazakhstan have detained “roughly 50” protestors in the country’s largest city of #Almaty and appear to have shut down internet in the area#worldnews #centralasia #protestshttps://t.co/0SIVbcX69a
— Jean-Paul Lagacé (@marcoyolo_usa) March 1, 2021