Region: Niger
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
Last year, 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”
#KeepItOn 2021 Наблюдение за выборами
In 2021, at least a dozen countries with a history of internet shutdowns are headed to the polls for important elections, and people fighting for their democracies need the world’s solidarity and support.
#KeepItOn: 2021 Elections Watch
In 2021, at least a dozen countries with a history of internet shutdowns are headed to the polls for important elections, and people fighting for their democracies need the world’s solidarity and support.
Safeguarding democracy: preventing internet shutdowns from disrupting elections
Election shutdowns erode democracy. They violate basic fundamental rights like freedom of expression, undermine election fairness, and weaken people’s trust in the electoral process. Our new election shutdowns handbook helps election observers, journalists, diplomatic missions, and human rights activists navigate these turbulent scenarios.
Niger blacks out internet after presidential runoff election
On February 24, three days after the people of Niger headed to the polls to vote for their next president, authorities shut down the internet.