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Orders for mobile Internet and VPNs to be suspended in Manipur, India, were reissued three days after they were lifted following a 142-day Internet shutdown. The new orders were first issued for a period of five days following the news of the deaths of two children, which resulted in violence. The orders have been extended several times.
[Update] On 3 December 2023, the Manipur State Government removed the Internet shutdown in most parts of the state, citing improved law and order. According to a report, specific conflict areas remain under continued restrictions until 18 December. Mobile towers catering to services within a 2-kilometer radius along adjoining areas between districts, including Chandel and Kakching, Churachandpur and Bishnupur, Churachandpur and Kakching, Kangpokpi and Imphal West, Kangpokpi and Imphal East, Kangpokpi and Thoubal, as well as Tengnoupal and Kakching, will still face suspended operations.
For several months we have been facing internet shutdown in Manipur. Forced to come to Kohima to do some work. Please restore internet.
— J A Veino Dumai (@j_av_dumai) October 28, 2023
We don’t want to create any history for longest Internet shutdown in North East India Manipur, however internet is the basic requirement for modern trend of any business across the World.
This will only drained down the state economy and development of the state , in fact we all…— Damudro Singh (@damudro) October 22, 2023
Manipur state govt has suspended mobile internet services once again, this time for five days till October 1. Earlier, there was an internet shutdown for nearly five months during the ongoing conflict. pic.twitter.com/8c4N1zIB0W
— Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) September 26, 2023
Digital Curfew in Manipur
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬
The internet shutdown in Manipur has been extended by another five days, until 7:45 pm on October 11. The previous order lapsed on October 6.𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
◾Is Internet Ban a solution to #Manipur‘s Problem?
◾Internet Ban… pic.twitter.com/q9WVf7e5bF— তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l (@tanmoyofc) October 7, 2023
#JustIn The internet shutdown in Manipur has been extended for another five days, until 7:45 pm on October 16. The previous order lapsed on October 11.@thewire_in @TheQuint @ANI @newslaundry @IndiaTodayNE pic.twitter.com/ZS3zbcC8bn
— Jon Suante (@jon_suante) October 11, 2023
It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.
Washington Post’s @AnantGuptaAG and Gerry Shih @gerryshih write on people in Manipur coping with an interminable internet shutdown — circumventing it, surviving it. https://t.co/KDXwYiXSsQ
— Nitin Sethi (@nit_set) October 29, 2023
What permits State Government of Manipur to shutdown the internet after restoring it for three days? Whose interest does it serve? I confront these questions in an op-ed today for the @IndianExpress. 1/3https://t.co/8xVz4N2D22 pic.twitter.com/o8AU8fZlak
— Apar (@apar1984) October 6, 2023
#Manipur continues to remain in the dark with the government extending the internet shutdown till 21 October. Imposing prolonged and blanket shutdowns severely restrict people’s access to important information. Authorities must immediately restore internet access in the state.
— Amnesty India (@AIIndia) October 18, 2023
A trend of long internet shutdowns in India, the Manipur Crisis — Software Freedom Law Center India
Manipur Government Extends Internet Shutdown Till October 31 – The Wire
Internet Shutdown in Manipur is Longest in Northeast and Second Only to Similar Measures in Kashmir – Imphal review
Manipur’s Reimposed Internet Ban Extended by Another Five Days, Till October 11 – The Wire
Reimposed Internet Shutdown in Manipur Extended Till October 6 – The Wire
Manipur government reimposes internet shutdown for next 5 days – India Today