Internet censorship in Yemen
Yemen (YE) · · Atom
10
Censorship Score
Level
freeRisk Tier
T2HighTrend
− stableGlobal Rank
#11Incidents
—Overview
Yemen experiences internet restrictions due to ongoing conflict, with varying levels of access across regions.
Evidence provenance
No evidence records attached to this country yet. Once probes or upstream alerts fire, attribution appears here.
7-Day Risk Forecast
Predictive AIMachine learning prediction of censorship risk based on historical patterns and political events. Calibrated 2026-05-20 via isotonic refit on 810 live outcomes. See drivers + similar past events →
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ML Intelligence
Atlas models · 2026-05-21Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±208d
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 84% probe success (partial)
Recent Incidents
No incidents recorded for Yemen.
ISPs in Yemen
Known blocked services
Some news sitesSocial media
Recommendations
- Use Voidly VPN
- Enable offline mode when possible
- Use mesh networking
Data
Measurements143,461
Blocked count21,918
Block rate15.3%
Last updated2026-08-13
API endpoint
/data/country/YEProtocol breakdown
141K
Web
1K
Telegram
1K
WhatsApp
Frequently asked questions about censorship in Yemen
Q01Is the internet censored in Yemen?
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Voidly classifies Yemen as free (censorship score 10/100, risk tier 2: High). Yemen experiences internet restrictions due to ongoing conflict, with varying levels of access across regions.
Q02What websites are blocked in Yemen?
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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Some news sites, Social media. The block-rate across all measured domains is 15.3% over 143,461 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=YE.
Q03How does Yemen's censorship compare globally?
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Yemen ranks #11 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04What blocking methods are used in Yemen?
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Voidly's pipeline detects DNS poisoning, TCP-RESET, blockpage injection, TLS-RESET / SNI-based blocking, and ASN-level outages. The exact method per domain is in each evidence permalink (https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents?country=YE). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05How fresh is the data for Yemen?
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Voidly probes Yemen every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-08-13.
Q06How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Yemen?
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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=YE. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="YE". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com YE. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Yemen?
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Use Voidly VPN Enable offline mode when possible Use mesh networking The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08How do I cite Voidly's data on Yemen in a paper or article?
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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/YE (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., YE-2026-NNNN) are issued for every confirmed event. License: CC BY 4.0 — credit Voidly Research and link back.
Cite this data
Voidly Research. (2026). Yemen Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/ye
License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.