Iraq · Trigger: Other · National MON · 14 SEP 2026

Iraq annual exam shutdowns

Began 1 January 2017 · Ongoing · Population affected 40,000,000

Event description
Iraq has implemented annual exam-period shutdowns since 2017. These shutdowns affect mobile internet during specific morning hours when state exams are held. The pattern has been consistent enough that NetBlocks publishes country-level estimates of economic cost for each cycle.
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