YouTube blocks access in India to an episode of Foreign Correspondent about Sikh separatism after a demand from the Indian government.
YouTube has blocked two ABC videos in India about the killing of a Sikh separatist after a demand from the Indian government.
In an email sent to the ABC on Sunday, YouTube said it had received an order from India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over the upload of Sikhs, Spies and Murder: Investigating India's alleged hit on foreign soil.. The incident was at the centre of a major global dispute after the Canadian government accused Indian government agents of having a hand in his murder.
YouTube said the specific order was "confidential" but said it came under India's Information Technology Act .They were questioned by Indian criminal intelligence officials about the nature of the reporting and were blocked from filming a public event in Punjab."It was meticulously researched and balanced and sought an array of perspectives, and upholds the highest editorial standards," a spokesperson said in a statement.
"We disagree with this action and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts. Following the Indian legal process, we are in current communication with the Indian authorities." Thailand set to become first country to legalise marriage rights for people of any gender in South-East Asia
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