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Internet Shutdowns in India

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State	District(s)	Network	Nature	Published Date	Status	Source
Uttar Pradesh	Sambhal	Mobile	Preventive	18 Dec 2019	Active	-
Internet services were suspended in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after a public bus was set ablaze and another damaged. Some of the protesters also pelted stones at a police station, District Magistrate Avinash K Singh said. “The internet services have been suspended as a precautionary measure to prevent rumour-mongering,” the DM added.
Uttar Pradesh	Azamgarh	Mobile	Preventive	17 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
Internet has been suspended in the district of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh for 48 hours owning to protests about Citizenship amendment bill.
Meghalaya	West Jaintia Hills, East Jaintia Hills, Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills	Mobile	Preventive	16 Dec 2019	Ended	Reference
Internet shutdown in Meghalaya during Anti-CAA protests.
West Bengal	North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Murshidabad	Mobile	Preventive	14 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
Internet has been suspended in Uttar Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, it is being reported, in the wake of protests against the amended Citizenship Act.The orders issued by the District Magistrate of Murshidabad clarify that the internet shutdown is after intelligence reports warned that web-based services and voice over internet telephony services may be used for unlawful activities in the district. The shutdown started from 3PM on 15.12.2019
Uttar Pradesh	Meerut, Aligarh	Mobile	Preventive	14 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
In Meerut, the internet services will be unavailable till noon today, unless further orders are issued. Meerut District Magistrate Anil Dhingra told ANI that internet services have been suspended in the district from 12 pm of December 15 to 12 pm of December 16 in view of law and order maintenance. In Aligarh, Internet was suspended from 15th December, 10PM to 16th December 10PM.
Meghalaya	West Jaintia Hills, East Jaintia Hills, Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills	Mobile	Reactive	14 Dec 2019	Ended	Reference
Internet shutdown in the entire state of Meghalaya due to Anti-CAA protests.
Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh, Saharanpur	Mobile	Preventive	12 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
Internet has been shutdown in Aligarh till 5PM on 13th December 2019 because of protests regarding the Citizenship amendment bill.
Meghalaya	East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, Ri Bhoi, South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills	Mobile	Preventive	11 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
Mobile internet services have been suspended across Meghalaya for the next 48 hours, officials said. The development comes in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. CVD Diengdoh, additional secretary to the government of Meghalaya (home police) department on Thursday said that mobile Internet and messaging were suspended for 48 hours from 5pm on Thursday in entire Meghalaya to prevent potential threat to public safety through SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Assam	Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan	Mobile	Preventive	10 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
Owning to protests about the Citizenship amendment bill, there have been wide spread protests taking place in Assam. Internet has been suspended in the districts from 7PM on 11th December to 7PM on 12th December to curb violence and spread of protests in the State.
Arunachal Pradesh	Tirap	Na	Preventive	09 Dec 2019	Active	Reference
There is a reported shutdown in Arunachal Pradesh due to protests over the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

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