# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-india-kashmir-communications-blackout)
- Source: An internet blackout means no-one in Indian-controlled Kashmir can read this article. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/08/tech/kashmir-internet-blackout-india-pakistan-intl-hnk/index.html
- 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

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