Regional shutdown
Annobón
Equatorial Guinea authorities ordered fixed and mobile Internet services to be suspended in Annobón from 20 July, following demonstrations against environmental exploitation, restricting people’s ability to exercise their human rights. Further reports suggest that the Ministry of Transport, Post, and Telecommunications ordered Starlink to suspend its satellite Internet from 7 August.
- Total Duration 317 days, 22 hours
Local impact
Equatorial Guinea authorities ordered fixed and mobile Internet services to be suspended in Annobón from 20 July, following demonstrations against environmental exploitation, restricting people’s ability to exercise their human rights. Further reports suggest that the Ministry of Transport, Post, and Telecommunications ordered Starlink to suspend its satellite Internet from 7 August.
Related documentation
There has been no documentation published by authorities stating the cause.
Other supporting information
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Social media
3/ The regime also ordered Equatorial Guinea’s telecom provider GITGE to shut down telephone and internet service on #Annobón, a marginalized, remote insular province with a secessionist movement. https://t.co/5mxVkCrS5w— Human Rights Foundation (@HRF) July 23, 2024