ARTICLES RELATING TO CENSORSHIP

SA hosts spy software

2013-05-03 13:07

A report has found that SA is one of several countries that host malware used to track dissent.

Pakistan blocks Twitter over Prophet

2012-05-20 19:17

Pakistan has blocked Twitter over a competition to post caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on the social networking site.

Media watchdog demands release of Tunisian editor

2012-02-18 22:35

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demanded the release of a Tunisian newspaper editor held for publishing a photograph of a nude woman.

Tweeting foils UK media gag

2009-10-13 22:43

Twitter users have thwarted a legal attempt to stop British media from reporting details of a parliamentary debate about a company that dumped hundreds of tons of waste in west Africa.

Grotesque horror film banned

2009-08-20 08:00

Britain's film censors have banned the Japanese sadistic horror film Grotesque, saying its tale of extreme torture featured unrelenting brutality and minimal narrative.

PC makers add internet filter

2009-07-03 10:58

Several PC makers have included controversial internet-filtering software with computers shipped to China despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.

'Legal action' over web filter

2009-06-30 12:19

A California company that says its software was illegally used in Beijing's new internet filter has threatened unspecified legal action.

How tight is China's firewall?

2009-06-25 10:43

The US has urged China to abandon a plan requiring all new PCs to be sold with internet filtering software, warning the step could violate world trade rules.

Sudan gets new media law

2009-06-08 22:26

Sudan has passed an amended version of a media bill that sparked protests in Khartoum last month, but the new version failed to allay the fears of many journalists.

Zapiro 'disappointed' by SABC

2009-05-27 14:26

Cartoonist Zapiro has told News24 that the SABC has damaged its credibility by canning – for the second time – a documentary on political satire.

 

V for Vendetta stuns Chinese viewers

2012-12-21 20:14

China's state-run television network has shocked viewers by broadcasting V for Vendetta, an anarchist-themed film showing an uprising against an authoritarian government.

Google: Web censorship increasing

2012-06-18 07:24

Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of web users.

Online journalists attacked - CPJ

2012-02-22 11:28

A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, the CPJ has said.

China to ban movies about 'evil cults'

2011-12-15 21:13

The Chinese government is seeking to ban movies which stir up social instability, glamourise terrorism or promote opposition to the law, according to proposed new rules.

Newspaper axes blogger

2009-08-27 13:41

One of Vietnam's most popular and boldest bloggers has been fired by his newspaper after the ruling Communist Party complained to editors about his writing.

Agency wants to break blockades

2009-08-15 16:48

The US agency behind Voice of America says it is working on finding ways to slip news past internet blockades in countries such as China.

China postpones web filter rule

2009-06-30 19:06

China's state media says the government will postpone enforcement of a new rule mandating all new computers be sold with a filtering software.

China accused of censorship

2009-06-27 08:07

The EU has accused China of "unacceptable" censorship as Brussels rejected Beijing's claim that an internet filter due to be introduced is instead aimed at blocking pornography.

Boyle critises China - gently

2009-06-18 12:19

Danny Boyle gently chided China for curbing free speech in cinema, but the British filmmaker said he would love to shoot a movie in the country.

Morrison speaks up

2009-06-04 10:08

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has spoken at the founding of the Free Speech Leadership Council, an advocacy arm of the National Coalition Against Censorship.

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