India's top court has declared the record-breaking 159-day-long Kashmir internet blackout illegal
After more than 150 days without internet, the Indian state of Kashmir might have just got a reprieve.
India's supreme court ruled on Friday that the indefinite government-imposed internet shutdown in the state is unconstitutional. "Freedom of Internet access is a fundamental right," said Supreme Court justice N. V. Ramana. The court has given the Indian government one week to review the restrictions imposed on Kashmir.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has long been a disputed territory between India and neighbouring Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration implemented the internet shutdown in August last year, justifying it by saying it was to calm unrest in the region. At 159 days, it is the longest internet blackout ever imposed in a democracy. While the blackout was in force
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