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Protests began last month to demand accountability for mismanagement in university exams but have grown into wider dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over unemployment and corruption.

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Human Rights Watch
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Human Rights Watch verified videos showing police using batons and tear gas against protesters, and documented allegations that many security personnel were present in civilian clothes or did not wear name tags, thwarting accountability for their actions.

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Authorities also shut down mobile internet services, which put people at added risk by hindering communication and restricting access to information.

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Indian authorities should credibly investigate use of unnecessary and excessive force by security forces, hold those responsible accountable regardless of rank, allow peaceful protests to continue, and stop suspending mobile internet services.