Twitter Mysteriously Suspends Anti-Indigenous Deaths In Custody Account

The family of Julieka Dhu, an Indigenous woman who died in police custody, are baffled after Twitter suspended the account they made to campaign for justice.
Dhu died from septicemia in 2014 after multiple times being declared “fit and healthy” by hospital staff, despite complaining of intense pain throughout her entire body – with staff at one point accusing her of “faking it”.
The 22-year-old Yamatji woman was arrested for $3,622 in unpaid fines, and her death came at a time of increased scrutiny over the disproportionate rate of death and mistreatment of Indigenous people in custody.
The Twitter account, @JusticeForDhu, was being run by Dhu’s family to lead various social media campaigns during the inquest into her death.
The suspension came just days before the results of the inquest were released, and Twitter has refused to say why, citing their privacy policy: “We don’t comment on individual accounts, for privacy and security reasons.”
Dhu’s uncle, Shaun Harris, told Mashable that he was deeply disappointed:
“We’ve been constantly targeted daily by fake profiles, by trolls, by racists from all angles. So many people can verify that it’s not a fake profile, and it’s family run as well.”
The results of the inquest will be released this Friday.
Source: Mashable.
Photo: Justice For Dhu.

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