This archive report was first published on 9 November 2021.
On November 9, 2021, a Sudanese court made a landmark ruling, ordering the restoration of internet services that had been cut off since a military coup on October 25.
Despite the court's directive, Sudan remained largely offline early Tuesday, with internet service providers seemingly ignoring the order.
"The ruling by Khartoum district court ordered internet services to be resumed immediately," lawyer Abdelazim Hassan told AFP.
The case was brought by a group of lawyers and the Sudanese consumers' protection society, who argued that the internet blackout was a violation of citizens' rights.
Online access in Sudan has been largely blocked since the coup, with phone lines also being intermittently disrupted.
The military coup, led by top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, resulted in the detention of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the placement of him under effective house arrest.
Since the coup, scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested, and at least 14 people have been killed in a crackdown on nationwide protests.
