Past
Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Kassala
There have been reports of mobile Internet services being suspended or severely limited in the Sudanese town of Kassala from 14—16 May 2020 in an attempt to maintain calm in the city after inter-tribal violence.
A reporter based in Kassala said Internet services provided by Zain and MTN were restricted around noon on 14 May and returned to normal in the evening of 16 May. ADSL services continued as normal.
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. We encourage all governments to #KeepItOn.
- Total Duration 1 day, 12 hours
Sudan
- Population
- 50,448,963
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
There have been reports of mobile Internet services being suspended or severely limited in the Sudanese town of Kassala from 14—16 May 2020 in an attempt to maintain calm in the city after inter-tribal violence.
A reporter based in Kassala said Internet services provided by Zain and MTN were restricted around noon on 14 May and returned to normal in the evening of 16 May. ADSL services continued as normal.
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. We encourage all governments to #KeepItOn.
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
Internet said to be down in Kassala in Eastern Sudan since 2 pm. Outage coincided with a search campaign carried on by the security forces to track and arrest those behind the violence of last weekend. https://t.co/gBquoUhVg0— Mohanad Hashim (@moehash1) May 14, 2020