In destroying what remained of a relatively free internet, Vladimir Putin has broken a longstanding social contract.

Web pages in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine stopped loading on people’s devices at 2:43 pm on May 30. For the next 59 minutes, anyone connecting to the internet with KhersonTelecom, known ...

(Berlin, March 31, 2026) – Russian authorities increasingly impose broad mobile internet shutdowns under the pretext of public safety, Human Rights Watch said today. Over the past month, they blocked ...

Mobile internet outages in Russia will last as long as "necessary" to ensure citizens' safety, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after network disruptions were recorded in Moscow and other Russian cities.

Internet shutdowns, as a rule, are enacted by governments with the ability to order internet service providers (ISPs) to disconnect, throttle, or restrict access to the internet. Staging a shutdown as ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER,1 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and ...

Replying to a friend’s message, ordering a pizza or hailing a ride on your handheld device may seem like simple tasks in a fully wired 21st-century city like Moscow. But residents of the Russian ...

Mobile internet blocking affects rights and freedoms of internet users, preventing them from accessing basic services. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 31 March 2026. Peaceful ...