Afghanistan restores internet after 72-hour nationwide blackout

Oct 01, 2025

Internet services in Afghanistan were restored after a 72-hour blackout that disrupted schools, businesses, banking and flights. Tolo News reported residents faced slow speeds...

Internet Blackout reported in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces curbs

Oct 01, 2025

Netblocks, a global internet watchdog, said on Monday that multiple networks in Afghanistan had been disconnected. Telephone services had also been limited, resulting in...

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...

Balochistan: Mahrang Baloch appeals to human rights organisations to take notice of internet blackout in Dalbandin

Jan 24, 2025

Notably, the internet blackout comes days before Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day, scheduled for January 25, when the people of Balochistan will come together to...

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...