Governments are using internet shutdowns to quell dissent and ahead of elections, school exams, or to prevent the spread of what they say is misinformation.
For three days without Internet or phone service this month, Rouf Ahmad found himself cut off from his family in Indian-administered Kashmir while his mother was receiving treatment for the deadly cor
Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the death sentence.