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Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh saw most Internet shutdowns after Jammu and Kashmir in the last 10 years
In this post, we look at the states and union territories in India that have seen the most int…
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268 million people had their internet shut off by government-imposed blackouts in 2020, up 49% from 2019
Per a report from digital security and rights group Top10VPN, 93 major internet shutdowns took plac…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Internet access in Jammu and Kashmir isn’t about the ‘right to freedom’ — it’s about the ‘right to life’, according to lawyers
Access to 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir was shot down by the Supreme Court on Monday. Instead, t…
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Indian government shut off the Internet over a 100 times in 2019 — and China is lovin' it
Amid the protests, violence and discord over India’s newly formed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), …
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As 2G returns to Kashmir after 5 months, these are some strong arguments against internet shutdowns in the future
If you're in a crowd that has a demonstration and you're worried that something might happen to som…
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Internet shutdowns in India have skyrocketed — but now the Indian government wants that to stop
The Indian government’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a notice to its state gov…
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India suffered longest internet shutdowns in 2020 globally for the second consecutive year
"The majority of these short blackouts were highly-targeted, affecting groups of villages or i…
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From the internet shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir to the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case — these are some of the orders and stated positions of the next Chief Justice of India NV Ramana
Justice NV Ramana is slated to lead India’s judiciary from April 24. President Ram Nath Kovind has …
Prabhjote Gill
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India accounted for most number of intentional internet shutdowns in South Asia 2017-18: UNESCO
The report states that Internet slowdowns and shutdowns around the world are increasing and have…
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The new ‘normal’ in Kashmir has cost nearly half a million jobs — bundhs and internet blackout are breaking businesses
The Narendra Modi government in New Delhi has repeatedly insisted that the situation in Kashmir has…
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India's top court has declared the record-breaking 159-day-long Kashmir internet blackout illegal
The court also ordered the Indian government to make public all orders on internet shutdowns, which…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Kashmir's 5-month internet blackout is the longest ever imposed in a democracy - and it's stifling local workers
"The Kashmiris have always felt that they have a distinctive identity, especially the Muslims in th…
Havovi Cooper
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High voter turnout marks India’s second phase of polling — aside from EVM malfunctions, violence at poll booths, and internet shutdowns
Eleven Indian states and one union territory were up for vote today in the second phase of India…
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India gets a rap from UN Human Rights Commission a day after it seals the office of Kashmir Times
However, Bachelet’s issue isn’t related to that one incident. Instead, she points to India’s n…
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Farooq Abdullah to finally be free after eight months, Public Safety Act revoked in Jammu & Kashmir
Abdullah had been kept on house arrest at his Srinagar residence since the abrogation of Article…
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People in Kashmir are being forced out of WhatsApp for no fault of their own
There has been a shutdown of internet services in Kashmir since the government scrapped the state’s…
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IITs and IISERs provide internships to 500 science students from Jammu & Kashmir
The internship will be conducted in two phases — May 15 to July 15 2020 and one month in Decembe…
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From Mukesh Ambani to Tatas to Mahindra— all those who must fear the escalating standoff between India and Turkey
Indian government may insist all is well in Kashmir but at the same time, the issue is turning out …
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Iran has been cut off from the internet for almost 72 hours
Update: 65 hours after #Iran implemented a near-total internet shutdown, some of the last remaining…