India - Three-day Internet ban prevents journalists from working in Kashmir

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the Indian government's indiscriminate disconnection of the Internet throughout the entire far-north state of Jammu and Kashmir from 25 to 28 September on the grounds of preventing any exacerbation of tension between the state's Muslim and Hindu communities. The suspension of 2G, 3G, GPRS and broadband Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, which borders China and Pakistan, lasted 82 hours, paralyzing the work of journalists and media outlets, especially (...)

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