Manipur, a sparsely-populated state in eastern India, is reeling from ethnic violence affecting tens of thousands of people. Amid the ongoing unrest, the state has remained under a government-authorized internet shutdown for more than a month.
Gangte is the founding member of North American Manipur Tribal Association, formed as a response to the conflict. In a little more than a month, it has gained more than 150 members from across the country.Different groups take part in a solidarity prayer meet at a school in Guwahati for the restoration of peace in Manipur during recent ethnic violence, on June 24 in India. The violence between two warring communities in the state has left more than 100 people dead and nearly 40,000 displaced.
and released on June 14 found that internet shutdowns in India are often unwarranted, unaccounted for and deny basic rights to marginalized people and those living in poverty. "Fundamental rights, like rights of free expression, association and the right to seek, receive and impart information are seriously crippled, with serious implications for the long-term health of Indian democracy."
During that lengthy shutdown in India-controlled Kashmir, the Indian Supreme Court — the country's highest judicial body — issued a landmark ruling in 2020, finding that internet suspensions are "drastic" measures that can only be used if they are necessary and unavoidable and if there are no less intrusive options.
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