Sudan Ordered to Restore Internet Cut Off Since October’s Coup
Sudanese anti-coup protesters in Omdurman on Oct. 30.
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A Sudanese court ordered the restoration of mobile internet access cut off since a coup more than two weeks ago, a potential boost for activists planning mass protests against military rule.
The decision, which obliges providers such as Canar Telecom, Zain, MTN and Sudani to reconnect users, followed one earlier in the week that returned internet services to just five plaintiffs, according to Abdelazim Hassan, who’s among a group of lawyers that raised the complaint.