Lives on hold during 100 days of Manipur s internet shutdown, NL Cheatsheet

Imagine a world where the gateway to information, connectivity and opportunity suddenly vanishes. This is precisely what happened in Manipur, torn by ethnic conflict since early May. Simultaneously, the state was plunged into a digital blackout. Hundred days later, mobile internet services still havent been restored. Newslaundry has spent three weeks on the ground in Manipur. Whats it like living through violence with no connectivity For one man, its missing the birth of his first child. For a remote employee, its packing up and moving to Mizoram, spending thousands of rupees just to keep his job. For journalists, its reporting in darkness. Thats what this video, in collaboration with the Internet Freedom Foundation, unpacks. We learned theres one thing that unites communities in the state to lift the ban on the internet. Watch. Subscribe to Newslaundry: Power our coverage of the Himachal Pradesh floods