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Digital rights group condemns internet shutdown in Senegal

A riot police officer shoots tear gas at demonstrators during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal, June 1, 2023. [AP photo]

A digital rights group Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has condemned an increase of internet shutdown by the Senegalese government.

While calling on authorities to immediately restore internet and social media platforms, the lobby said such rampant shutdowns are breaches of Senegalese citizens' digital rights and data privacy.

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