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Tripura violence: Government cannot use UAPA to suppress reporting, says Editors Guild

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The police have invoked the stringent law against over 100 social media users, including journalists, for posting about the unrest.

The Editors Guild of India on Sunday criticised the filing of charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against 102 people, including journalists, for reporting and writing on the communal violence that took place in Tripura in October.

The Tripura Police have invoked the anti-terror law against the social media account holders for allegedly posting distorted news about the violence, according to the Hindustan Times.

The cases have been filed against 68 Twitter account holders, many of whom are journalists, 32 Facebook users and two accounts on YouTube, according to The Wire.

Violence had erupted in Tripura on October 26. Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had allegedly vandalised a mosque and properties of Muslims in North Tripura during a protest against the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh earlier that month.

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