Past
Regional shutdown
Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir
On 8 January, authorities ordered local telecommunication providers to suspend Internet services in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir to maintain law and order following the killing of a militant in a brief shootout in Chowduribagh area of Litter. This is the third shutdown the district has experienced in the last week.
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.
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India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
On 8 January, authorities ordered local telecommunication providers to suspend Internet services in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir to maintain law and order following the killing of a militant in a brief shootout in Chowduribagh area of Litter. This is the third shutdown the district has experienced in the last week.
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
It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.