Claim 303

A source called the communications disruption an egregious violation of the right to information from a free press.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A source called the communications disruption an egregious violation of the right to information from a free press.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Blackout called an egregious rights violation
About: incident 2019-india-kashmir-communications-blackout
Source: An internet blackout means no-one in Indian-controlled Kashmir can read this article
Publisher: CNN
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2019-08-08

Quotation from the source

A large-scale communication disruption at such a crucial time for Kashmir is an egregious violation of citizens' rights to information from a free press