| No Images? Click here   In a conversation with HuffPost India, Shehla Rashid, the former Vice President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, explained why she felt that she had to tweet unverified allegations in order to expose human rights violations.“If the media was allowed to function, if social media was allowed to function, I would not have to do this. I really do think the world needs to hear all of this and an arrest is a very small price to pay,” she said.  There is a fog of misinformation and fake messages doing the rounds, exacerbated by the government’s control on sources of information from Kashmir. One effect of this seems to be playing out in Delhi, where some people on Twitter have alleged that Kashmiris are facing discrimination from hotel staff.Some hotels in Delhi, they have tweeted, are refusing accommodation to Kashmiris despite prior booking following a “government order”.  New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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