India tops the list of countries that impede internet delivery

According to the report, internet service in Indian-administered Kashmir was disrupted 49 times

According to Access Now, a digital rights organization, India tops the list of countries that have shut down internet services for the fifth consecutive year. India wants to shut down the world's largest internet service in 2022 

According to the British news agency Reuters, the New York-based digital rights organization said in a report published on Tuesday that of the 187 internet outages recorded by Access Now worldwide, 84 were recorded in India. 

49 of these closures were recorded in Indian-administered Kashmir. The watchdog's report says authorities have cut internet service 49 times due to political instability and violence in Kashmir. 

In January and February 2022, a three-day shutdown was ordered 16 times in a row. Kashmir has long been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. 

In August 2019, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, revoked the autonomy of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir and split it into two federally administered areas. 

The government has since imposed communications restrictions in the region over security concerns, which digital rights groups have condemned as "measures to quell dissent". 

Militants have been fighting Indian rule in Kashmir for more than three decades. India has accused Pakistan of fomenting the rebellion, a claim Islamabad denies. 

According to Access Now, 84 of the 187 internet shutdowns were recorded in India

Although India again topped the list of countries with internet shutdowns, it was the first time since 2017 that 2022 saw fewer than 100 shutdowns in the country, according to the watchdog.

Ukraine is second on the list, where the Russian military blocked internet access 22 times after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 last year. 

"During Russia's comprehensive occupation of Ukraine, the Russian military shut down Internet service at least 22 times, engaged in cyberattacks and deliberately destroyed telecommunications infrastructure," the watchdog said in its report. 

Ukraine was followed on the list by Iran, where authorities cut off internet access 18 times in 2022 in response to anti-government protests.

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