ISLAMABAD – India faces big international condemnation from multiple rightsgroups over Occupied Kashmir blackout.

Large number of Pakistani and international rights groups have endorsed astatement condemning the internet and communications blackout in Indianoccupied Kashmir.

According to a Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) press releaselinkissuedWednesday, some 66 human rights, digital rights, women rights, and feministgroups have supported a statement condemning the communications blackout inthe occupied valley.

The statement called out the Indian government for its blatant violation ofthe right to freedom of expression, access to information, movement andpeaceful gatherings under a blanket network and internet shutdown inoccupied Jammu and Kashmir since the evening of August 4.

It was highlighted that the right to access communication networks is animportant part for exercising democratic and fundamental rights, which thepeople of Indian occupied Kashmir have been denied.

The statement condemned the ambiguous application of community guidelinesand content regulation by social media companies such as Twitter, silencingcriticism of the Indian government.