Internet partially restored in Kashmir

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 9 p.m.

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Internet in Kashmir partially back on\\nFollowing a court ruling in India, the internet has been partially restored in Kashmir. There is still no access to social media but the Indian government was forced to allow some access. Mishi Choudhary, founder of the Software Freedom Law Centre in New Delhi updates us on the situation.

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(Photo: Kashmiri youth hold placards during a protest against an Internet, SMS and prepaid mobile services blockade. Credit: EPA/Farooq/Khan)

Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

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