India: social media profiles of farmers, media workers suspended

Event
Country
  • India
Initial Date
Feb 22, 2024
Event Description

In a fresh round of blocking social media accounts Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/108250590.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • Censorship
  • Online Attack and Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Internet freedom
  • Freedom of expression
    • Online
  • Right to healthy and safe environment
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • Media Worker
Perpetrator-State
  • Government
Source

Times of India

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 28.6146622180219

Longitude: 77.20889289018578

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 22 February 2024, a number of media workers and protesting farmer groups had their social media accounts ssupended upon order of the Government in New Delhi, India.