Media Reports on Violation of Freedom of Association and Assembly

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Mobile Internet services were cut off in Arunachal Pradesh 1 https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160812 since two days after feared law and order situation in the /jsp/frontpage/story_101982.jsp#.WPRk2 state's capital following the suicide of former chief 12th Arunachal

PmGPIV minister Aug 2016 Pradesh Mobile and broadband internet services were disconnected from 15th October to prevent misuse of social media http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new platforms due to violent communal clashes in the area. 2 s/politics-and-nation/communal-tension- They were restored in Bhojpur on 18th October, 2016, grips-6-bihar- whereas East Champaran was connected back to internet

districts/articleshow/54867746.cms on 20th October, 2016. 15thOct 2016 Bihar

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pa Due to communal clashes in the Saran district after a video tna/Section-144-imposed-internet- of the desecration of Hindu deities went viral on social 3 banned-in-Saran-after-deity-desecration- media, all internet services were shut down in the district video-goes- under Section 144 of CrPC on 6th August, 2016 to prevent

viral/articleshow/53571544.cms spread of rumours. 6th Aug 2016 Bihar

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi 4 a-news-india/gujarat-curfew-imposed-in- Mobile Internet services suspended in Ahmedabad, mehsana-as-patels-rally-turns-violent- Mehsana, Surat and Rajkot, after a call to court arrest 17th

lalji-patel-injured-2757681/ given by Patidar leaders turned violent. April 2016 Gujarat District administration in Mahsana has ordered ban on 5 http://deshgujarat.com/2016/02/26/prohib using mobile internet and social networking sites under itory-orders-and-mobile-internet-ban-in- section 144 of the IPC and to hold a Patidar Women's

mahesana-on-february-28/ conference 26th Feb 2016 Gujarat

The mobile internet services have been blocked for four 6 http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/mob hours across Gujarat to prevent misuse of cell phones ile-internet-services-blocked-in-gujarat- during Revenue Talatis (Accountants) Recruitment Exam

know-why_1860264.html in the state. 28th Feb 2016 Gujarat

The Rajkot administration banned mobile internet services in the district, ahead of the third India versus South Africa 7 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi One-day International, after Patel quota stir leader Hardik a-news-india/mobile-internet-services- Patel threatened to stage a protest at the Khanderi stadium

banned-in-rajkot-as-patidar-threat-looms/ during the match. 17th Oct 2015 Gujarat

Mobile internet services were suspended in Godhra for a 8 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/guj period of 24 hours, after a derogatory message against arat/gujarat-internet-services-in-godhra- Islam made rounds on the mobile social application 28th

suspended-for-24-hours/ WhatsApp as a precautionary measure. Sept 2015 Gujarat

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation 9 /Hardik-Arrested-in-Surat-Mobile- Internet- The Gujarat state administration banned mobile internet 19th

Banned/2015/09/19/article3036722.ece services to curb spread of rumours. Sept 2015 Gujarat Internet services were blocked in Navsari district of south 10 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/su Gujarat as a precautionary action prior to the Reservation rat/Internet-banned-in-Navsari-from- Quota Rally organized by Patidar Anantmat Andolan 12th

midnight/articleshow/48935102.cms Samiti (PAAS). Sept 2015 Gujarat

Police lifted the ban on mobile internet, social media and http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.c SMS services in the wake of violence during the Patel stir 11 om/2015-09- in various parts of State. It said that the ban was to prevent 02/news/66144045_1_statewide-ban- anti-social elements from using the social media platform 25th

mobile-internet-social-media to spread rumours. Aug 2015 Gujarat

With groups of the Jat community starting their reservation agitation, the district administration in Jhajjar has stopped 12 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/jat- all mobile Internet services, including 2G, 3G, 4G, voice agitations-mobile-internet-services- calls and GPRS, SMS services and bulk messages

blocked-in-jhajjar-4498224/ provided on mobile networks in Jhajjar 29th Jan 2017 Haryana

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india- news/jat-stir-amid-push-for-digital-india- 13 internet-services-suspended-in-haryana- Haryana government has banned shut down the internet districts/story- services for maintance of law and order due to the ongoing

qJd3T25cra1KiShqKN5HeO.html Jat agitation 19th Feb 2017 Haryana

14 http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/high- Internet services and bulk messages have been stopped in alert-in-haryana-ahead-of-jat-protests- 15 districts till 9 am on 19th March 2017 in Haryana due to 18th

internet-stopped-in-15-districts-1671102 jat agitation March 2017 Haryana Internet services of 2G, 3G, 4G and GPRS would remain 15 http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/harya suspended for 24 hours to check the misuse of social media na/internet-services-suspended-in- – from 5 pm on February 25 to 5 pm on February 26

sonepat/369471.html within the revenue limits of the Sonepat District. 25th Feb 2017 Haryana

Mobile Internet was suspended in districts of Rohtak, 16 http://www.ptinews.com/news/8352337_ Bhiwani, Hisar, Sonipat, and Panipat starting 31st January, Jat-stir-enters-third-day--remains- 2017 due to the ongoing Jat agitations in various parts of

peaceful.html the state. 31st Jan 2017 Haryana

17 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi Mobile internet services suspended at many places in a-news-india/jat-reservation-agitation- Haryana for possible renewal of the Jat quota agitation that 18th

mobile-internet-haryana/ had led to widespread violence. March 2016 Haryana

Mobile internet services were suspended by Rohtak administration in Rohtak and Jhajjar following violent 18 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi protests by Jats in Haryana demanding reservation in a-news-india/rohtak-jat-reservation- government jobs and educational institutions under OBC

mobile-internet-blocked-haryana/ category. 19th Feb 2016 Haryana

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi 19 a-news-india/haryana-jat-quota-agitation- sonipat-mobile-internet-service-banned- Officials issued order banning mobile internet service in

2835078/ the district in view of Jat agitation. 4th June 2016 Haryana http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi 20 a-news-india/jat-reservation-live-updates- Internet services blocked in some parts of Haryana to protest-haryana-hisar-rohtak-jind- check rumour & false publicity on security arrangements

ambala-2835462/ to deal with Jat agitation followed by tensions in the state. 5th June 2016 Haryana

https://www.thequint.com/india/2017/04/ Internet services will remain suspended in the entire 21 09/internet-services-in-kashmir-to-be- Kashmir valley till conclusion of the by poll for Anantnag suspended-separatists-call-for-two-day- Lok Sabha seat on 12 April, official sources said on 10th Jammu &

shutdown Sunday in Srinagar. April 2017 Kashmir

Mobile internet services were suspended and imposed http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ha restrictions in parts of Jammu & Jammu & Kashmir to 22 ndwara-firing-mobile-internet-services- prevent escalation of protests triggered after security forces suspended-in-Jammu & Kashmir/story- fired at a group protesting the alleged molestation of a 14th Jammu & iPQHs3vdmiWx7w0uCGK8NJ.html school girl by an Indian Army soldier. April 2016 Kashmir After the disconnect from mobile internet services since 9th July, 2016, broadband internet services were also suspended in the Jammu & Kashmir valley on 13th 23 http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report- August, 2016 as a precautionary measure to prevent kashmir-unrest-broadband-internet- rumour mongering due to unrest between the protestors 13th Jammu &

services-suspended-2244766 and the security forces. Aug 2016 Kashmir http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi Due to bandhs being declared in the Chenab valley to show 24 a-news-india/internet-services- solidarity with protests being undertaken by Jammu & suspended-in-jammu-amid-mounting- Kashmiris, mobile internet services were suspended in Jammu &

tension-in-chenab-valley-2954958/ Jammu region on 5th August, 2016. 5th Aug 2016 Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir unrest has been met with a complete blackout of information both offline and online, Facebook has been actively removing any content relating to the 25 https://www.theguardian.com/technology slain rebel Burhan Wani’s funeral or any post that stands in /2016/jul/19/facebook-under-fire- solidarity with his movement, Jammu & Kashmiri bloggers censoring-Jammu & Kashmir-posts- living and posting from America and UK are facing the Jammu &

accounts same. 19th Jul 2016 Kashmir

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kas The Government has reduced the bandwidth of broadband. 26 hmir/kashmir-unrest-broadband-slow- Due to this internet in Jammu & Kashmir is working in Jammu &

subscribers-irked/224220.html very low speed 29th Jul 2016 Kashmir

27 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi Following the killing of Burhan Wani, Jammu & Kashmir a-news-india/mobile-internet-services- valley experienced a suspension of mobile internet services Jammu &

suspended-in-kashmir-2902579/ to check the spread of rumours by anti-social elements. 9th Jul 2016 Kashmir http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes. All private telecom operators in Jammu and Kashmir have 28 com/news/private-telecom-firms-bsnl- been asked to suspend their services for a day as a asked-to-suspend-services-in- precautionary measure in the wake of widespread violence 15th Jammu &

jk/53220299 in the state. July 2016 Kashmir http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi a-news-india/jammu-temple-row-mobile- Mobile internet facility was restored across the state after 29 internet-services-restored-across-state- three days as situation in Jammu city and its surrounding Jammu &

2861163/ areas remained normal. 18th Jun 2016 Kashmir

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ Mobile internet services were suspended in Jammu region 30 other-states/Jammu-goes-offline-ahead- ahead of a wrestling match, the venue for which is of-controversial-wrestling- disputed between two communities, and experienced 22nd Jammu &

event/article14393564.ece violence in 2014 as well Jun 2016 Kashmir Over a controversial issue, mobile internet services were 31 http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/pir suspended in the Poonch district on 22nd June, 2016 on -panjal/mobile-internet-services-snapped- operational and security grounds and to prevent law and 22nd Jammu &

in-poonch/221112.html order situations. Jun 2016 Kashmir

Ahead of Eid celebrations, broadband internet services were suspended in Jammu & Kashmir on 12th September, 32 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi 2016 as a precautionary measure in light of the ongoing a-news-india/no-internet-in-jammu- violence in the region. However, mobile internet services 12th Jammu &

districts-unrest-kashmir-3030006/ remain suspended since 9th July, 2016 Sept 2016 Kashmir http://www.firstpost.com/india/mobile- internet-services-blocked-in-Jammu & Mobile internet services were blocked as a precautionary 33 Kashmir-for-pm-modis-rally-in-srinagar- measure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Jammu &

2498760.html Srinagar. Only BSNL broadband was working 7th Nov 2015 Kashmir

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report- 34 beef-ban-mobile-internet-services-cut-in- Mobile internet services were suspended as authorities jammu-after-tension-in-udhampur- feared misuse of social media after tension gripped Jammu &

2132781 Udhampur district on beef ban 8th Oct 2015 Kashmir http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi To prevent the misuse of social networking sites, all the 35 a-others/to-avoid-tension-during-eid-ul- internet service providers were asked to block mobile zuha-govt-ban-internet-in-jk-for-two- internet services in the Jammu & Kashmir Valley to 25th Jammu &

days-from-tomorrow/ control the beef controversy in view of Eid celebrations. Sept 2015 Kashmir http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.c om/2015-08- Mobile phone and mobile internet services were blocked as 36 15/news/65525213_1_mobile-internet- a precautionary measure in wake of the spurt in militant services-independence-day-bakshi- activities in the Jammu & Kashmir Valley on Indian 15th Jammu &

stadium independence day Aug 2015 Kashmir http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu- and-Jammu & Kashmir/internet-blocked- In wake of the clashes between the Sikh community and 37 temporarily-due-to-sikh-police-clash-in- the state police, the Jammu administration had shut down Jammu &

jammu_1607966.html internet services to maintain peace. 5th June 2015 Kashmir

The Jammu and Jammu & Kashmir government ordered http://www.firstpost.com/india/Jammu & shutdown of internet services of all telecom networks and 38 Kashmir-govt-orders-shutdown-of-all- also mobile communications except of state-run BSNL for internet-services-except-bsnl-for-next-72- the next 72 hours as a precautionary measure because of 12th Jammu & hours-3001464.html the tense law and order situation in the state. Sept 2016 Kashmir http://www.nationalheraldindia.com/news/201 39 7/04/17/kashmir-tense-internet-mobile- schools-colleges-shut-down-valley-students- Authorities snapped mobile internet service across Kashmir. Jammu &

hit-streets-security-forces-policemen Broadband internet and 2G services were spared 17th April 2017 Kashmir

State authorities had suspended all internet services on 8th April 40 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/broad as preventive measure to stop rumour mongering and band-internet-services-restored-in- mobilisation by separatist elements to disrupt the by-polls in Jammu &

kashmir/articleshow/58130282.cms Srinagar Lokshbha constituency 8th April 2017 Kashmir Internet service of all cellular companies, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Broadband, was snapped for a 41 day yet again across Kashmir on 13th April because there was a https://kashmirobserver.net/2017/local- repoll at 38 polling stations in Budgam district of central Jammu &

news/internet-snapped-day-yet-again-16710 Kashmir. 13th April 2017 Kashmir The government of Jammu and Kashmir ordered the 42 http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/27/with- 31-internet-shutdowns-in-four-years- blocking of access to 22 social-media websites in the Jammu &

kashmiris-unhappy-with_a_22057991/ troubled Kashmir Valley 26th April 2017 Kashmir http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ra nchi/Internet-services-blocked-in- The district administration blocked internet services in 43 Bokaro-after-communal- industrial town Bokaro, following communal clashes 15th

tension/articleshow/51856786.cms during Ramnavami celebrations. April 2016 Jharkhand http://www.hindustantimes.com/india- Mobile internet services and bulk SMS were blocked for 44 news/mobile-internet-services- two days on 10th October, 2016 in Nashik district as suspended-in-protest-hit-nashik/story- protests emerged over the alleged rape attempt of a 5 year

chybNWRPW1j7mH0onDhJON.html old girl by a teenage boy. 9th Oct 2016 Maharashtra http://www.firstpost.com/india/manipur- internet-services-shut-down-in-imphal- 45 west-dist-following-three-blasts- Manipur state Cabinet has decided to shut down Internet 18th

3161912.html service in Imphal West district Dec 2016 Manipur http://scroll.in/article/753108/why-a- 46 blanket-ban-on-the-internet-in-troubled- Access to internet has been blocked in Manipur following

manipur-is-not-a-good-idea violent protests 2nd Sep 2015 Manipur

Internet services were banned in Meghalaya to ensure the protestors of the polls including pressure groups and the 47 militants do not use internet which is available even in http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2015/1 mobiles to send messages through social networking sites

0/13/admin-justifies-blocking-internet/ to prevent people from voting. 11th Oct 2015 Meghalaya Mobile services both SMS and internet/data, in Nagaland 48 https://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelN remain suspended after the government snapped the ews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXU services on January 30 following the public upheaval in

zEwMDEwOTUyNA%3D%3D order to thwart rumour mongers. 30th Jan 2017 Nagaland

49 http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelN Section 144 of the CRPC has been invoked in the Phek ews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXU District on January 17th after vandalism and violence was

zEwMDEwODQ5MQ%3D%3D witnessed in the wake of coming elections. 17th Jan 2017 Nagaland http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ The Nagaland government has blocked all internet and Nagaland-blocks-internet-services- mobile data services in the state to stop the circulation of 50 imposes-curfew-in-tense- videos and images of the lynching of Syed Sarif who 7th

Dimapur/articleshow/46497164.cms allegedly raped his wife’s cousin. March 2015 Nagaland http://www.hindustantimes.com/india- news/odisha-in-communal-violence-hit- 51 bhadrak-48-hour-ban-on-social-media-to- The Home Department of Odisha Government restricted stop-rumours/story- access to social media for 48 hours to prevent spread of 10th

SiJld454csGkNrLj4zUctL.html rumours April 2017 Odisha

Odisha government after the Bhadrak unrest, promptly clamped 52 https://odishatv.in/odisha/body-slider/odisha- down internet services in Kendrapara after tension surfaced orders-48-hour-internet-ban-in-kendrapara- over an objectionable post on social media purportedly targeted

208295/ towards a particular community. 19th April 2017 Odisha

Internet services were suspended under Section 144 on 53 http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/story/ 13th December 2016 till 5 pm in the district of Bhilwara bhilwara/section-144-imposed-in- due to the onslaught of communal tensions coinciding with 13th

bhilwara-ban-on-internet-2404590.html the preparations of a Muslim religious function, Barafwat. Dec 2016 Rajastan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ja Internet services were blocked for a day in Bhilwara on 54 ipur/Internet-blocked-in-Bhilwara-to- 16th September, 2016 after the stabbing of a 21 year old curb-spread-of- Vishwa Hindu Parishad activist as he was returning home 16th

rumours/articleshow/54369844.cms from Ganapati Puja. Sept 2016 Rajastan http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ 55 Rajasthan-police-to-ban-internet-usage- as-per-needs-to-maintain-communal- Mobile Internet services were disrupted in the district of 19th

harmony/articleshow/50258271.cms Bhilwara due to the ongoing communal tensions. Dec 2015 Rajastan Due to the agitations of the Jat community for reservations 56 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indi as OBC, internet services were shut down on 22nd a-news-india/jat-quota-protests-in- February, 2016 and restored on the evening of 23rd 22nd

rajasthan-districts-called-off/ February, 2016 in the Bharatpur district. Feb 2016 Rajastan http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ In an incident of communal tension over the alleged killing 57 other-states/communal-tension-in- of a Muslim youth, internet services were suspended in

rajasthan-cities/article7800532.ece both these areas for 24 hours on 24th October, 2015. 24th Oct 2015 Rajastan

After the death of a person in police firing, mobile internet http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech services were shut down in Barmer and Jaisalmer for 48 58 /internet/mobile-internet-blocked-in- hours on 30th June, 2016 as calls for a Bandh was jaisalmer- announced by the community members of the person who 30th

barmer/articleshow/52992932.cms was killed. June 2016 Rajastan Internet services were suspended in the district of Bhilwara to maintain law and order for reportedly 72 hours starting 27th December, 2016 as the Nagrik Suraksha Manch (a 59 http://www.sabguru.com/internet- citizens' group) called for a city wide Bandh to protest lack services-blocked-in-bhilwara-city-for-72- of action taken against the accused in the ongoing 26th

hours/ communal riots. Dec 2016 Rajastan

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/raja Mobile Internet services were suspended in the Sikar 60 sthan-sec-144-imposed-mobile-internet- district of Rajasthan on 31st March, 2017 after clashes suspended-after-clash-in-sikir-district- amongst youngsters during a religious procession resulted 31st

4593891/ in stone-pelting, injuring one policeman. March 2017 Rajastan

Tension prevailed in Udaipur and nearby areas for the past few days when some people through their posts on social 61 networking sites attempted to hurt religious sentiments of a https://www.nyoooz.com/news/jaipur/788628/ community In order to plug it and avoid the things to go haywire, net-banned-in-udaipur-after-abusive-post-on- the Udaipur police have banned the internet on Tuesday that

facebook/ continued on 19th 19th April 2017 Rajastan 62 http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/201 7/may/24/mobile-internet-messaging- services-suspended-in-saharanpur- Mobile internet and messaging services were suspended in

1608735.html Saharnpur district of Uttar Pradesh 24th May 2017 UP

63 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lu cknow/Internet-blocked-in-riot-hit- Internet has been shut down completely in Azamgarh, the 17th

Azamgarh/articleshow/52300964.cms eastern UP district where communal tension broke out. May 2016 UP

Internet services were blocked in the Bijnor district on 64 http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/internet 18th September, 2016 for reportedly 48 hours after -curfew-up-bijnor-communal-clashes- communal clashes ensued in the region due to the alleged 18th

harassment/1/766952.html sexual harassment of a Muslim girl. Sept 2016 UP

65 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/india Internet services and calling services were cut off in Kashmir -imposes-ramadan-curfew-kashmir-violence- due to the death of Hizbul Mujahideen group leader for security Jammu &

170528110100694.html reasons 27th May 2017 Kashmir

Five farmers were killed were killed in Mandsaur district of 66 http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti- Madhya Pradesh during a farmers’ agitation. As tension stories/five-killed-in-farmers-stir-in-mp- prevailed, mobile internet service were suspended in Mandsaur, mobile-internet-suspended- Ratlam and Neemuch districts since morning to check spread of

117060601475_1.html rumours June 6th 2017 MP Authorities cut off high-speed mobile internet services in Kashmir as the separatist Hurriyat called for a shutdown in 67 http://www.hindustantimes.com/india- Kashmir on Friday to protest the killing of a civilian by security news/mobile-internet-services-suspended-in- forces, sparking fresh tension in the valley. Tuesday night, the kashmir-after-civilian-s-death/story- authorities suspended 3G and 4G services, a precautionary Jammu &

2NkKH4w71aDWLIfmH2DUoK.html measure that has become common in the valley 7th June 2017 Kashmir

68 http://www.hindustantimes.com/india- news/internet-services-in-darjeeling-hills- Internet services in and around Darjeeling were disrupted since disrupted-setback-for-gjm-agitators/story- Saturday midnight following instruction allegedly issued by the 17th

wiTGYO1gvwUZztDfeBg6yI.html state government. June 2017 West Bengal

69 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other Internet services were suspended and restrictions imposed -states/gun-toting-militants-at-let-mans- during the funeral of slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Jammu &

funeral/article19199300.ece Bashir Lashkari in south Kashmir 2nd July 2017 Kashmir

http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/anandp 70 al-encounter-court-orders-fresh-autopsy- rajasthan-bans-internet-in-churu- Mobile Internet was suspended on 30th June, 2017 to prevent nagaur/story- rumour mongering after the protests by the Rajput community 30th

1aVMWm7sNCwWqaxblIFNlK.html over the encounter killing of gangster intensified. June 2017 Rajastan

71 http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/farm Mobile Internet services were suspended in Nashik for a few ers-stir-z-category-security-for-milk-trucks-in- hours on 5th June, 2017 as the State-wide strike called by

maharashtra/417851.html farmers turned violent 5th June 2017 Maharashtra http://www.financialexpress.com/india- 72 news/saharanpur-violence-minutes-after- Internet services were suspended in Saharanpur district yet bhim-armys-chandrashekhar-arrested- again on 8th June, 2017 following the arrest of the main authorities-suspend-internet- accused in Saharanpur violence, for a period of two days, to

services/708019/ prevent any unrest. 8th June 2017 UP

Days after mobile Internet services were shutdown in Darjeeling; 73 broadband services were also suspended in the area for a http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report- period of 7 days on 20th June, 2017 in the interest of public darjeeling-unrest-internet-services-face- safety, following the indefinite strike by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 20th

complete-shutdown-2479227 (GJM) for a separate Gorkhaland. June 2017 West Bengal

74 The Jammu and Kashmir Police directed internet service http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/complete- providers to completely suspend their services in Kashmir from internet-shutdown-in-kashmir-from- 10 pm 6th July till further orders in view of the first death Jammu &

tonight/1/996137.html anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani 6th July 2017 Kashmir

75 http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/i nternet-services-suspended-in-jammu-after- killing-of-amarnath-yatris-in- Internet services were suspended as a precautionary measure Jammu &

kashmir/254426.html following the killing of Amarnath pilgrims in the Kashmir Valley 10th July 2017 Kashmir

Authorities on Monday night suspended Internet services in the 76 Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure after separatists http://www.news18.com/news/india/internet- appealed to people to launch a "Kashmir awareness" campaign services-suspended-in-kashmir- on social media soon after the administration had restored the Jammu &

1457457.html services only on Sunday 10th July 2017 Kashmir After clashes triggered in Baduria and Basirhat areas of West http://www.financialexpress.com/india- Bengal’s North 24 Parganas over a Facebook post, Internet 77 news/west-bengal-communal-violence- services were disrupted. The decision was taken after an angry baduria-internet-services-disrupted-mamata- mob had torched police vehicles, vandalised shops and blocked banerjee-facebook-post-north-24-parganas- roads leading to the India-Bangladesh border after a derogatory

protest/749676/ post on social media. 5th July 2017 West Bengal