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NetBlocks

January 9, 2026

Iran must show restraint against protesters, French diplomatic source says

“I have let them know that if they start killing people, which they tend to do during their riots … we’re going to hit them very hard,” Mr Trump said.

January 9, 2026

Iranians suffer nationwide internet blackout as government cracks down on protesters

“Live metrics show #Iran is now in the midst of a nationwide internet blackout,” Netblocks said.

Iranian protesters
November 3, 2025

Tanzania: Social media still restricted; Internet restored five days after bloody protests over presidential poll

Netblocks, a platform tracking cybersecurity and digital governance, confirmed internet restoration in Tanzania on Monday.

Violence scenes in Tanzania
October 31, 2025

Internet access disrupted as hundreds die in Tanzania’s election violence

The opposition party said at least 700 people have been killed in the protest.

Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan
June 19, 2025

Iran cut off from global telecoms, internet monitor says

The blackout followed a series of earlier partial disruptions and came amid escalating tensions with Israel after days of back-and-forth missile strikes.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
December 18, 2024

Power supply restored after major outage hits Kenya

As of 7:35 a.m. local time (0435 GMT), the company said power had been restored in the areas where it had gone off.

Ruto; blackout
August 4, 2024

Internet services on MTN face severe disruption amid hunger protests: Report

The report noted that internet connectivity on MTN dropped to as low as 40 per cent on the day the demonetisation started.

MTN logo/Protesters
December 20, 2023

Hamas-Israel War: Telecommunications services down again in Gaza Strip

Since the beginning of the war, communication networks in the sealed-off coastal area have failed several times.

GAZA STRIP IN RUINS
November 6, 2023

Internet, phone services ‘gradually’ restored in Gaza

Netblocks, which monitors internet blackouts, confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, that the internet connection had been restored.

Israel-Hamas conflict
February 10, 2023

Internet blocked in Ethiopia after church rift turns violent

The protests broke out in the Oromiya region when three church officials declared themselves archbishops in January and set up their own governing body.

Ethiopian Orthodox church