Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Jammu and Kashmir
- Total Duration 2 days
India
- Population
- 1,463,865,525
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Authorities ordered local telecommunication providers to suspend mobile data services in the district of Pulwama from 29 January 2021 (20:00 local time) to 31 January 2021 (20:25 local time) to maintain law and order following terrorist activities in the region. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
Other supporting information
Itβs difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level. Learn more
Social media
Just Now: Internet Services Will Be Shortly Snapped In Pulwama#Kashmir @ashraf_wani
β π¬πππππ (@kashmirAdolph) January 29, 2021
Pulwama Gunfight : Both militants surrender, one of them injured; shifted to hospital.
β Mohammad AbuBakar (@journoabubakar) January 30, 2021
Yesterday afternoon three local Millitants were killed in a brief gunfight at Midoora Tral.
2G internet services have been snapped in Entire Pulwama district as a precautionary measure
Already throttled mobile internet services suspended in #Pulwama District of #Kashmir since last night. The Govt. snapped Internet services in the district amid a counter-insurgency operation.#KeepItOn #InternetShutdown
β Digital Rights Kashmir (@DigitalRightsKS) January 30, 2021
Just Now: Low speed 2g internet services restored in south Kashmir's Pulwama district#Kashmir@ashraf_wani
β π¬πππππ (@kashmirAdolph) January 31, 2021