Prajwal Revanna Case, Sexual Violence and Leaked Videos: Tackling the Continuing Arc of Abuse

Former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna is in jail, accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women, but thousands of videos of the alleged assaults are freely available. Rohini Lakshané explains why swift and sensitive interventions are necessary in cases of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) and offers some recommendations about how the free circulation of abusive content can be reduced.

First published on the website of the Free Speech Collective on 14 June 2024 at: https://freespeechcollective.in/prajwal-revanna-case-sexual-violence-leaked-videos-tackling-the-continuing-arc-of-abuse/

This record contains two PDF files. One was the article directly downloaded from the website and the other is a copy of the article with only the text of the article and an image and no other elements from the website.

A Kannada translation of this article was published by the daily newspaper Prajavani on 10 August 2024: https://www.prajavani.net/explainer/detail/sexual-violence-leaked-videos-how-to-prevent-it-2921132

A separate Kannada transation of this article was published by the Free Speech Collective on 11 August 2024: https://freespeechcollective.in/laingika-halle-kaadgichchinante-haraduttiruva-videogalu-nirantara-kirukulada-nilugadeya-daari/ (Translators: Arun Meshtru and Vikas MK)

A Bengali translation of the article was published by the Free Speech Collective on 10 August 2024: https://freespeechcollective.in/jouno-nigroho-phas-howa-video-dharabahik-nirjatoner-birodhita/ (Translator: Joy Bhattacharjee)

The article in English and its two translations have been compiled into an e-book by Techfiz Inc., Bengaluru: https://archive.org/details/tackling-the-continuing-arc-of-image-based-sexual-abuse-1737968302/Tackling-the-Continuing-Arc-of-Image-based-Sexual-Abuse-1737968302/