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Indian Gov't Wants Worldwide Ban On Rape Documentary, Including Online

An anonymous reader writes India's far-right Hindu Nationalist government headed by Narendra Modi has banned telecasting and viewing online of a BBC documentary on the 2012 Delhi rape which shocked the nation. The documentary consists interviews of the rapist Mukesh Singh, his lawyers and the victim's parents seems to expose the male dominant nature of Indian society. Indian government is now attempting to ban the documentary worldwide. Critics of the Indian government's action has accused it of not addressing issues women face and instead trying to hide the dirty secrets of its culture from the world. Some Indian websites have also reported that the views expressed by the rapist are echoed by policemen, lawyers and politicians of the nation. So far the government's attempt to ban the video online is with mixed success.

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  1. Tech Support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can a country that hosts so many of the world's call centers still have no idea how the internet works?

  2. Re:Well, I guess I've got to watch it now. by Fire_Wraith · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obligatory HHGTTG:

    "To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem."

  3. Re:Well, I guess I've got to watch it now. by markass530 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Posting ac because, unfortunately, it's just too dangerous to say things like this in connection with one's IRL identity these days.

    no it's not , I would have posted everything you did and I'm using my real identity, go find whoever has your balls and ask for them back

  4. Re:Well, I guess I've got to watch it now. by LifesABeach · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh India, whose culture peaked 3,600 years ago. We know you want to be all grown up; it's a process.