Tag: #internetshutdown

Uganda Votes Under Internet Blackout and Long Delays as Museveni Seeks to Extend 40-Year Rule

Uganda’s election saw late-opening polls, biometric failures and an internet shutdown as President Museveni faces challenger Bobi Wine.

#uganda, #elections, #internetshutdown, #museveni, #bobiwine

Iran Goes Dark as Protests Surge, Rights Groups Warn of Crackdown Behind Internet Shutdown

Connectivity in Iran plunged Jan. 8 amid nationwide protests. Rights groups say a deliberate blackout is obscuring killings, arrests and a widening crackdown.

#iran, #protests, #internetshutdown, #humanrights, #irgc