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BJP-ruled states did not investigate crimes against minorities properly and instead punished victim communities in several cases, the NGO said.
After India, Ukraine suffered through 22 shutdowns imposed by the Russian military during its full-scale invasion and occupation. Iran followed with 18 shutdowns, breaking its own annual shutdown record
Four charts show the annual rising internet outages in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, from 2016 and 2022, and the justifications given by the government for such actions.
The Software Freedom Law Centre challenged the "arbitrary internet shutdowns", citing instances in Rajasthan and Assam where the internet was suspended to prevent "cheating in public examinations".
"The violence against journalists, the politically partisan media and the concentration of media ownership – all demonstrate that press freedom is in crisis in the world’s largest democracy,” the report said.