Residents of Kashmir can again use their landline phones after Indian authorities eased restrictions imposed as part of a lockdown earlier this month.

The lockdown was put in place to avoid a violent reaction to India’s decision Aug. 5 to revoke some of the Muslim-majority region’s autonomy. Critics say the decision will cause more unrest in the territory, where at least 50,000 people have been killed in the past 30 years.

Restrictions on the movement of people were also relaxed in several parts of the region that is central to a dispute with neighboring Pakistan, the Associated Press reported.

The moves followed celebrations and protests by Kashmiris Friday night marking the first United Nations Security Council meeting about the disputed territory for five decades, Reuters reported.