Coronavirus: Indian girl’s suicide sparks protest over access to online classes, South Asia

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KOCHI (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) - Students protested in southern India on Tuesday (June 2) after the suicide of a teenage girl who was unable to attend online classes because she did not have a television or smartphone. Schools have been shut across India since the country locked down its 1.3 billion people on March 25 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, leaving millions of children whose families cannot afford expensive devices with no access to education. Among them was Devika Balakrishnan, the daughter of a daily wage labourer in the southern state of Kerala. The 14-year-old was found dead...