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India court refuses to lift rape film ban | India court refuses to lift rape film ban |
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A court in India has refused to lift a ban on screening a controversial BBC film about the 2012 Delhi gang rape. | |
Responding to petitions demanding the lifting of the ban, the Delhi high court said the chief justice would hear the case next Wednesday. | Responding to petitions demanding the lifting of the ban, the Delhi high court said the chief justice would hear the case next Wednesday. |
A lower court had blocked the film, made for the BBC and India's NDTV, on grounds of "objectionable content". | A lower court had blocked the film, made for the BBC and India's NDTV, on grounds of "objectionable content". |
The film features an interview with one of the men convicted for the 2012 gang rape on a Delhi bus. | The film features an interview with one of the men convicted for the 2012 gang rape on a Delhi bus. |
Rapist Mukesh Singh, who along with three others is facing the death penalty for the crime, expressed no remorse in the interview, and blamed the victim for fighting back. | Rapist Mukesh Singh, who along with three others is facing the death penalty for the crime, expressed no remorse in the interview, and blamed the victim for fighting back. |
Three law students have filed two petitions in the high court demanding that the ban be lifted in the interest of freedom of speech. | Three law students have filed two petitions in the high court demanding that the ban be lifted in the interest of freedom of speech. |
While declining to lift the ban, the court said on Thursday that "judges are not from outer space, [they] get subconsciously pressured by [an] emotional media trial". | While declining to lift the ban, the court said on Thursday that "judges are not from outer space, [they] get subconsciously pressured by [an] emotional media trial". |
Critics of the film have variously accused it of glorifying the rapist by giving him a platform, encouraging copycat crimes, or prejudicing the appeals of the rapists and spurring demands to fast-track their executions. | Critics of the film have variously accused it of glorifying the rapist by giving him a platform, encouraging copycat crimes, or prejudicing the appeals of the rapists and spurring demands to fast-track their executions. |
Authorities say the broadcast of the film could lead to "an atmosphere of fear and tension with the possibility of public outcry and law and order situation". | Authorities say the broadcast of the film could lead to "an atmosphere of fear and tension with the possibility of public outcry and law and order situation". |
Film-maker Leslee Udwin said the prison, where the rapist is held, and the home ministry had given her permission to conduct the interview. | Film-maker Leslee Udwin said the prison, where the rapist is held, and the home ministry had given her permission to conduct the interview. |
The killing of the 23-year-old student on a bus in Delhi caused shock and revulsion around the world. | The killing of the 23-year-old student on a bus in Delhi caused shock and revulsion around the world. |
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