In this post, PhD researcher Haris Zargar discusses India's prolonged internet blackout in the Kashmir region. He argues that, with authoritarian regimes blocking access to the Internet more often, it is time to ensure unhindered internet access under international law.
The Internet has become an inseparable part of our daily lives, to the extent that our dependence on it goes largely unnoticed. Access to this cyber infrastructure is almost deemed a fundamental right.
But what happens when a community is forced offline at a time when almost every aspect of life is managed by internet-based tools? How does the absence of the internet reshape individual attitudes, social interaction, or reconfigure intimate personal relationships?
In this blog post, Haris Zargar considers these questions, looking particularly at the internet blackout in the contested region of Kashmir.
Read the full post - Love in a time of internet shutdown: Heartache and hope in Kashmir
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