Internet 'severely disrupted' after military takeover
Internet services in Sudan have been "severely disrupted" since military forces arrested the country's prime minister in an overnight raid and declared a state of emergency early on Monday, a UK-based internet monitor said.
NetBlocks, which is based in London, said that connectivity had flatlined to 24 percent, the "most severe blackout" since security forces killed more than 100 civilians during pro-democracy protests in June 2019.
The monitor said that data it had collected on Monday corroborated reports of network disruptions that appeared to be "consistent with an internet shutdown".
"The disruption is likely to limit the free flow of information online and news coverage of incidents on the ground," NetBlocks said in a statement.
Amr Magdi, a researcher at Human Rights Watch, warned that there should be concern over the internet connectivity drop.
'When governments (military indeed) cut Internet, bloodshed should be feared imminent[ly]," Magdi tweeted. "No good people rule in the dark."