The 2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown was a lockdown and communications blackout imposed throughout Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019. The lockdown lasted until February 2021, with the goal of preemptively curbing unrest, violence and protests. Thousands of civilians, mostly young men, were detained in the crackdown. The Indian government said that the tough lockdown measures and substantially increased deployment of security forces had been aimed at curbing terrorism. The government did not want a repeat of the death and injuries seen during the 2016–2017 Kashmir unrest.