ADThe shutdown, which entered its 134th day Monday, is now the longest ever imposed in a democracy, according to Access Now, an international advocacy group that tracks Internet suspensions. In Srinagar, the local government set up centers with Internet access to help students seeking to register for exams and says 100,000 students have used them. Mehraj’s application for Internet access has been pending for two weeks. “My audience doesn’t have Internet access, so what’s the point of making new work?”It’s not only businesses that are hurting. “This is not normal.”ADWith the Internet shutdown showing no sign of ending, Kashmiris are resigning themselves to more trips on the Internet Express.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2019 06:56 UTC