At least 11 people have died, according to a committee of doctors that tracks the violence.ĭIAL THE DIASPORA This is not the first time Sudan has imposed internet restrictions - including shutdowns and social media limitations - in the face of political turmoil.ĭuring protests in 2018/2019, access to major social media platforms was cut for 68 days. Thousands have taken to the streets to oppose the takeover led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, resulting in confrontations between soldiers and anti-coup protesters. During violence or crises, they can contribute to the devastation, she added. 'Without the internet, however, the world doesn't know the full extent of what's happening in Sudan, so we can't say to what level lives are being crushed - what are the human rights violations, how many protesters have been killed?' Internet shutdowns cause irreversible harm during the most stable of times, she said. 'People across Sudan have not been able to access the most basic of online services - such as sending or receiving money, or communicating with family and loved ones - and are quite possibly missing out on life-saving information,' said Felicia Anthonio, campaigner and #KeepItOn lead at Access Now. The shutdown has also choked e-commerce, an area of hope in an economy that has been pummeled by politics and pandemic. Digital rights groups said it was a deliberate attempt by the military to keep citizens - and the rest of the world - in the dark during the seizure of power, citing a previous internet shutdown when protesters was killed.

Internet freedom monitor Netblocks said the disruptions persisted on Thursday, 11 days post-coup, calling the network disruptions consistent with an internet shutdown. 25, citizens in the north African nation have reported disruptions to both phone and internet, with mobile internet services completely unavailable except for a brief period on Oct. Reuters | Updated: 04-11-2021 23:33 IST | Created: 04-11-2021 23:33 ISTīy Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Nov 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Phones are dodgy, mobiles are dead and the internet is frozen.īut the blackout imposed after last week's military takeover is not stopping Sudanese citizens from talking to each other and the outside world, using international SIM cards, relatives and the wider diaspora to relay critical information.

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