Today marks the one year anniversary of the communication shutdown which was imposed in Jammu & Kashmir on 05 August 2019. We immediately sensed the scale of the deprivation and issued a statement on 06 August 2019 committing to take all steps necessary to protect fundamental rights. What began then as a complete blackout of all communication services including phone calls, SMS and landline services has now morphed into an internet slowdown, with people in Jammu & Kashmir being denied access to 4G mobile internet services during a public health crisis.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/statement-and-a-call-to-action-to-the-standing-committee-on-it-on-the-one-year-anniversary-of-internet-restrictions-in-jammu-kashmir/