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Claim 646

Description of the shutdown's severity in Rakhine State.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Description of the shutdown's severity in Rakhine State.
Field
action
Value
Total blockage of mobile data in Rakhine
About
incident 2021-myanmar-military-internet-shutdown
Source
Journalists struggle to work amid extended internet shutdowns in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Kashmir
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2021-05-03

Quotation from the source

It's a total blockage of mobile data in the northern cities and rural areas of Rakhine.