South Asia Shutdowns Event

Myanmar

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Country Myanmar
Region / City National
Networks Affected Mobile internet, 3G and 4G mobile networks, Internet Services, Mobile data services, Broadband
Time Period 31 Jan 2021 - 01 Feb 2021
Status Ended
Reference Open Source Link
Description Hours after the Myanmar military seized power in a coup on February 1, access to internet was disabled to stall the spread of information, as people in Myanmar and around the world slowly learned that the military had declared a one-year state of emergency and overthrown the civilian government.

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