That hopeless feeling: Activists protesting ethnic violence in northeastern Manipur state shout slogans in Mumbai, India. Protests have erupted across the country after a video showing mob assaults on two women who were paraded naked sparked widespread outrage on social media. The Internet ban in Manipur has made it difficult to alert authorities and journalists to rights violations, many of them directed at women, activists say. — AP
When videos of two women being paraded naked and assaulted in India’s Manipur went viral last week on social media, the remote northeastern state had been cut off from Internet access for nearly three months.
The attack took place on May 4, but the videos of the women being dragged and groped by armed men before what onlookers say was a gang rape, surfaced last week. Authorities said they are investigating the incident and have arrested several men.
