Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine state enters second year

Jun 21, 2020

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 22 : The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, has entered second year,...

Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout

Apr 03, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 : Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an...

Curfew, internet blackout imposed in Balochistan amid protests against enforced disappearances

Aug 02, 2024

The people of Pakistan's Balochistan province are currently not able to access information as the Pakistani security forces imposed a curfew and have blocked...

Assam suspends internet services in view of state recruitment exam today

Aug 28, 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 28 : People in several districts in Assam are set to witness another internet blackout as lakhs of candidates will...

Bangladesh: Mobile internet restored 11 days after blackout; student group threatens to resume agitation if leaders not freed

Jul 28, 2024

Tens of thousands of students hit the streets, demanding reforms in the quota system which reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives...

Ecuador faces nationwide blackout

Jun 19, 2024

Ecuador faced a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon and the country's Public Infrastructure Minister, Roberto Luque, blamed the "failure in the transmission line" for...