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Why was an Indian man held for sending a tweet?

84 pointsby yatiover 12 years ago

8 comments

jt2190over 12 years ago
This story leaves me feeling helpless. What can I, living in the United States, do to change this statement:<p><pre><code> In reality, [Section 66A of the IT Act of 2000] is more often used by the state as a weapon against dissent. In each such case, police action has been swift and harsh. </code></pre> I'd love it if someone would comment, or better, write a blog posting with a list of actionable steps that I can take to improve things.
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sergiotapiaover 12 years ago
The same thing happened here in Bolivia.<p>Samuel Doria Medina, tweeted that President Evo Morales had sex with a minor (17 years old) and she was pregnant. The following day the mother of the minor (a political person of power in Evo's cabinet) files for jail time among other things.<p>This was about two months ago and to be honest, media died down on it, and I have no idea what happened to the process. Was she in fact pregnant? Was the president in fact involved sexually with a minor? Lots of questions, no answers.
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hackerboosover 12 years ago
Maybe the headline should be "Why were 2 men arrested and convicted for tweeting in the UK?"
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pGrabberover 12 years ago
Unfortunate, but real state of affairs in the so called "India Shining" story! Corruption is ingrained in public and private offices. And my biggest concern is that it's become a way of life and people are indifferent to it.
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chinmoyover 12 years ago
Things like this one happened several times in Bangladesh. The government imprisoned several people over time for posting statuses against the prime minister on Facebook.
knownover 12 years ago
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index</a>
BadDesignover 12 years ago
STUPID HUMANS!
magobarcaover 12 years ago
because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
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