Regional shutdown
Internet mobile
Hodeidah
Local media reported a complete Internet shutdown in several areas of Hodeida city in western Yemen. A source from the Ministry of Communication was quoted in Al-Mashhad news, attributing the five-month-long disruption to acts of sabotage and excavations by the Houthi militia, which controls the area. The local ISP, Yemen Net, made no comment about the shutdown. Activists in Hodeida had appealed to the Dutch UN team to pressure the Houthis to restore Internet access.
- Total Duration 151 days
Yemen
- Population
- 40,583,164
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Local impact
Local media reported a complete Internet shutdown in several areas of Hodeida city in western Yemen. A source from the Ministry of Communication was quoted in Al-Mashhad news, attributing the five-month-long disruption to acts of sabotage and excavations by the Houthi militia, which controls the area. The local ISP, Yemen Net, made no comment about the shutdown. Activists in Hodeida had appealed to the Dutch UN team to pressure the Houthis to restore Internet access.
Related documentation
Internet in #Sudan is being throttled due to the current protests and the government wanting to shut down communications الإنترنت في #السودان يتم كبحه/تحجيمه نسبة لأحداث #مدن_السودان_تنتفض وعزم الحكومة على اغلاق الاتصالات كونوا بخير - Be safe — Muaz Osman 🍉 (@Mu3azOsman) December 20, 2018
Other supporting information
It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.
Social media
Their internet is cut off, it’s our turn to keep the hashtag going #مدن_السـودان_تنتفض #مدن_السـودان_تنتفض٢ #Sudan_UpRising #SudanRevolts
— الرباطابيه🤪 (@fatimafyb) December 20, 2018
Media coverage
Their internet is cut off, it’s our turn to keep the hashtag going #مدن_السـودان_تنتفض #مدن_السـودان_تنتفض٢ #Sudan_UpRising #SudanRevolts
— الرباطابيه🤪 (@fatimafyb) December 20, 2018