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• @zohrankmamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani on x

  Last year, govts across the world cut internet access 187 times; India accounted for 84. This past weekend, the Indian Govt did it again & shut down 27M people's internet access across Punjab. This is collective punishment & will ruin millions of lives. https://www.washingtonpost…

• @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x

  “In each of the past five years, Indian officials have ordered internet shutdowns more frequently than any other government.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @msaifkhalid Saif Khalid on x

  The statewide ban marked one of the broadest shutdowns in recent years in India, a country that has increasingly deployed the law enforcement tactic, which digital rights activists call draconian and ineffective. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @sikhfeminist Jo Kaur on x

  First western mainstream media pick-up I've seen on the situation unfolding in Punjab. For those who can't access because of a paywall, I'm pasting relevant parts in the thread below. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @egkaur Esha Kaur Sarai on x

  27 million people are without internet access in what is allegedly the world's largest democracy. https://twitter.com/...

• @ibjiyongi Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on x

  Totally normal, non-authoritarian behavior 🙃 “Indian authorities severed mobile internet access and text messaging for a second day Sunday across Punjab, a state of about 27 million people, as officials sought to capture a Sikh separatist” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @minicnair Mini Nair on x

  The only way we know how to find a fugitive!!! India cuts internet to all of Punjab amid search for Amritpal Singh - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...