#internet-blackout

#internet-blackout

The state-imposed blackout has disconnected Iranians from the world and choked off businesses. Tehran, Iran Iran's economic outlook appears increasingly grim more than three weeks after the start of what became one of the most comprehensive and prolonged state-imposed internet blackouts in history, impacting a population of more than 90 million people. Iranian authorities abruptly cut off all communications across the country on the night of January 8,

The vote is taking place under an internet blackout and a heavy military presence. Hundreds of activists have been detained, and journalists and human rights groups face restrictions, measures the government calls necessary for security. On Tuesday, the Uganda Communications Commission told mobile operators and internet service providers that the blackout was imposed on the "strong recommendations" of security agencies.

Normally, the Namanga One-Stop Border Post is a place of commerce, a busy artery connecting the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. But in the days following the recent disputed election in Tanzania, it became the flashpoint of a regional democratic crisis. As protests erupted over the exclusion of opposition candidates in the polls amid allegations of vote-rigging, young activists from neighboring Kenya attempted to cross the border not with goods, but with a message of solidarity.

Violent demonstrations broke out in Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, as the country held an election on Wednesday. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president, is expected to strengthen her grip on the country against the backdrop of rapidly intensifying repression and the exclusion of opponents from the presidential contest. Social media videos show protesters throwing rocks at police, and a petrol station burning.