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Russian court orders arrest of theatre director
A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest of theatre director Yevgeniya Berkovich on charges of “justifying terrorism” over an award-winning play ... World News -
Indian news agency ANI, broadcaster NDTV say Twitter accounts suspended
Indian broadcaster NDTV and the country’s ANI news agency both said on Saturday their main Twitter accounts had been locked, without specifying a ... World News -
Tunisia’s Saied hails free thinking but book seized
Tunisian President Kais Saied preached freedom of thought at a book fair on Friday, shortly before authorities confiscated a book comparing him to ... North Africa -
Russia-allied Kyrgyzstan shuts down US-funded media outlet
A court in Russia-allied Kyrgyzstan on Thursday ordered the closure of the local branch of US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which criticized ... World News -
India says new IT fact-checking unit will not censor journalism
A proposed Indian government unit to fact-check news on social media is not about censoring journalism nor will it have any impact on media reportage, ... World News -
Record-high number of attempts in US to ban books, data shows
Requests for books to be removed from US shelves soared to a record-high in 2022, with the majority of titles “targeted for censorship” related to ... World News -
‘Winnie the Pooh’ film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas, sparks censorship concerns
Public screenings in Hong Kong of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh have been scrapped, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city Entertainment -
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses govt of ‘unacceptable’ censorship
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan accused the government Wednesday of “unacceptable” censorship after authorities apparently blocked national ... World News -
China launches campaign against online rumors ahead of party congress
China’s cyberspace watchdog said on Friday it would a launch a three-month campaign to clear up “rumors and false information involving major meetings ... World News -
India censors social media posts as internet freedom continues to decline
India directed Twitter to locally censor accounts and dozens of posts, including some referencing a report that mentioned the country’s declining ... World News -
Russia’s lawmakers move to make shutting down foreign media easier
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation allowing prosecutors to shut down foreign media outlets without a court order, in the latest move ... World News -
Russia blocks The Moscow Times’ news website after unfavorable coverage
Russia on Friday blocked access to the Russian-language website of The Moscow Times due to a story about the conflict in Ukraine, the newspaper ... World News -
India blocks 22 YouTube news channels citing national security
India’s government on Tuesday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning ... World News -
Microsoft says ‘Tank Man’ censorship due to human error
Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank man” on the ... World News -
China charges two ex-Xinjiang officials with separatism, bribery
China has sentenced a former education official and a former legal official in the northwestern region of Xinjiang to death with a two-year reprieve ... World News -
Photojournalists accuse Facebook of censorship in Greek hunger strike coverage
Photojournalists in Greece on Tuesday accused Facebook of censorship after pictures of a protest in support of an imprisoned far-left hitman on hunger ... World News -
China using pandemic to control foreign journalists: Press group
China is using the COVID-19 pandemic as “yet another way to control journalists”, a press group said Monday, warning that Beijing has introduced extra ... Coronavirus -
China bans BBC’s 24-hour news channel, British broadcaster ‘disappointed’ by decision
The BBC said Thursday it was “disappointed” after China’s broadcasting regulator announced that the BBC World News channel will be banned from airing ... World News -
China blocks access to Clubhouse app in bid to diminish political discussion
Chinese authorities are blocking access to Clubhouse, a social media app that allowed users in China to discuss sensitive topics with people abroad ... Media -
Twitter storm: Lebanon censorship row as revolutionary lyrics swapped for 'la la la'
A concert put on for Lebanon’s Army Day has sparked accusations of censorship in the country after the band appeared to omit the revolutionary lyrics ... Middle East -
Turkey’s social media draft bill presages ‘new dark era’ of censorship, say critics
A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate ... Digital
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