NDTV ran a silent black screen saying “India’s Daughters” at prime time to protest the government’s media-wide ban of the BBC 4 documentary.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India issued a ban of the BBC 4 "Storyville" documentary "India's Daughter" to all TV channels before it was released.
The documentary, by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, retells the story of a horrific December 2012 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old New Delhi woman. It includes interviews with the victim's parents, her attackers (who are currently imprisoned), and her attacker's defendants, amongst others. According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advisory, issued to all TV broadcasters, parts of the documentary “appear to encourage and incite violence against women, thus compromising women’s public safety" and "provide encouragement to anti-social elements to indulge in violent acts compromising law and order.”
Despite its original release date of Mar. 8, BBC released the documentary four days early following the announcement of its ban in India. It did not air in India, but was uploaded to YouTube by BBC 4.
BBC 4 / Via buzzfeed.com
The following day, the documentary was blocked from viewing in India on YouTube, following Indian court orders.
YouTube
On Women's Day, NDTV protested the ban by running this visual for an hour at prime time.
