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36th Fajr International Film Festival kicks off in Tehran
The 36th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival opened in Tehran with Oscar-nominated Iranian film director Majid Majidi's new movie "Beyond the Clouds" – the movie, filmed in India, is about a brother and sister struggling in...
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Art from behind the Berlin wall
An exhibition currently on show in Berlin takes us back to the time of the Berlin Wall. Under constant state surveillance and censorship, resistance took on many forms. Voices of Dissent: Art in the GDR 1976-1989 showcases the varied and...
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Iranian cinema thrives at Berlinale
Impossible to fit into a single category, ‘A Dragon Arrives!’ by Iranian director Mani Haghighi is a mix of cinematic genres that takes viewers on an entertaining and thought-provoking journey. A detective story set in 1960s Iran, the...
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Ilan Pappé on being censored for pro-Palestine stance
Israeli historian Ilan Pappé discusses his experience of being stopped at an airport in Detroit, Michigan and being interrogated
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Brussels police shut down hard-right, nationalist gathering featuring Orbán, Farage and Braverman
A Brussels gathering of hard-right, nationalist European politicians was disrupted on Tuesday after police moved in to try to force its shutdown.
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‘Freedom to Read Act’ aims to protect New Jersey public school librarians
This bill comes as results of a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll that showed that 58% of adults surveyed were more worried about book censorship than schools teaching about sensitive topics and materials.
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Teachers challenge book censorship at Canadian schools
Maintaining a diversity of voices in school libraries is increasingly under threat, even in Canada. Canadian authors say books have been taken off shelves at school libraries for a variety of reasons — including parental concerns over...
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Book bans in U.S. get all the attention, but they happen in Canada, too
Maintaining a diversity of voices in school libraries is increasingly under threat, even in Canada. Canadian authors say books have been taken off shelves at school libraries for a variety of reasons — including parental concerns over...
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War on Gaza: Meta silencing Palestinian voices, says HRW
The social media company Meta is accused of censoring Palestinian content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.
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Facebook to block news content for some Canadian users
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday it would soon begin to block some Canadian users from accessing or posting news content on either platform. The move comes in reaction to the federal government's Online...
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Finnish newspaper uses video game to dodge Russia’s press restrictions
Antero Mukka, editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat, explains how the Finland newspaper is using the first-person shooter game Counter-Strike to dodge Russian censorship laws and deliver news about the war in Ukraine.
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China announces Lunar New Year censorship crackdown to silence COVID rumours
The crackdown comes as China plans to target ‘gloomy sentiments’ across the festival period. Censors have appeared to struggle in controlling critical commentary on social media after the country reversed its strict zero-COVID policy.
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Google Warns Supreme Court Liability Case Could “Upend the Internet”
Google said a liability case before the Supreme Court could potentially "upend the internet" and lead to massive censorship online.
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Iran protests: VPN use soars as citizens seek way around Internet censorship
Demand for VPNs has skyrocketed in the country since the unrest began, but finding ones that work remains a challenge.
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Meet the Iranians hopping between VPNs to stay connected and break through Internet censorship
Amid mass protests and an Internet crackdown, demand for VPNs has surged in Iran - but finding ones that work is a challenge.
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How Iranians are hopping between VPNs to stay connected and break through Internet censorship
Amid mass protests and an Internet crackdown, demand for VPNs has surged in Iran - but finding ones that work is a challenge.
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The dying art of political satire: Winners of LIBEX 2022 cartoon competition announced
The winning entries of the LIBEX 2022 editorial cartoon competition have been announced.
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Russia watchdog makes moves to punish Wikipedia over 'fake' Ukraine war articles
It's the latest move by Russia to target independent outlets for violating new Russian laws on reporting the facts about the Ukraine war.
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Parents in Texas challenging poet Rupi Kaur's collection, Milk and Honey
Celebrated Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's collection, milk and honey, is facing challenges over its contents from parent groups in some U.S. states, such as Texas.
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‘I will not be bullied by Israel’ | #AJOPINION
What is happening to me is an extension of a policy which is practised upon the Palestinians.” This is why British rapper Lowkey will not be silenced on his support for Palestine after a pro-Israel lobby group campaigned to get his music...
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House GOP Asks Twitter Board to Preserve Records of Elon Musk's Purchase Bid
The saga surrounding Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter has made its way to Washington, DC. A group of 18 House Republicans are calling on the social media platform's board to preserve all records and documents related to the company's...
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As Russia bans Facebook and Instagram, what alternatives will Russian social media users turn to?
A Russian court ruled that Meta was guilty of “extremist” activity, effectively banning Instagram and Facebook. Where does this leave Russian social media users?
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Russians turn to VPNs to stay connected as online censorship tightens over Ukraine war
VPNs or virtual private networks are helping Russians keep channels to information from outside the country open almost two weeks into the war in Ukraine.
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Russian independent news channel TV Rain shuts down after threats from authorities
TV Rain, one of the few remaining independent media outlets in Russia, announced it was shutting down on Thursday after receiving threats from Russian authorities over its coverage of the invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what the Russian...