Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1878
|
| gptkbp:effect |
censorship of Indian press
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Lord_Lytton |
| gptkbp:excludes |
English-language newspapers
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
sparked protest among Indian intelligentsia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vernacular Press Act
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:British_India
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Indian_nationalists
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to restrict freedom of the Indian-language press
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
freedom of the press in India
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Lord_Ripon
1881 |
| gptkbp:target |
vernacular newspapers
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Colonial_India
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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