Urgent right to internet access


A real need: In March, the UN reported that 166 countries around the world, including Thailand and Pakistan, had shut down schools and universities in the wake of the pandemic, affecting some 87% of the enrolled population. — Reuters

FOURTEEN-year-old Devika Balakrishnan’s lifeless body was found near her home in Kerala, India, on Monday: the first day of her school semester.

According to the police, a suicide note had been left behind, with her last words: “I’m going”.

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