Censorship
Number of writers jailed in China exceeds 100 for first time, says report
Pen America says there are 107 people behind bars for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
01, May, 2024 @10:00 AM
Albanese calls for debate on blocking online misogynistic content at snap national cabinet meeting
Labor to focus on online harms threatening women’s safety as others call for further needs-based funding and bail reform
Paul Karp, Josh Butler and Jordyn Beazley
30, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM
Media freedom ‘perilously close to breaking point’ in several EU countries
Civil liberties network warns of decline across the bloc as a result of harm or neglect by governments
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
29, Apr, 2024 @4:00 AM
Italian author accuses state broadcaster of censorship of antifascist monologue
Outcry over cancellation of Antonio Scurati’s Rai talkshow appearance as note says move was taken ‘for editorial reasons’
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
21, Apr, 2024 @3:14 PM
Left silences right, right silences left. But censorship stops us pushing for change | Kenan Malik
In Brussels and Berlin, flimsy excuses were trotted out to stifle political debate
Kenan Malik
21, Apr, 2024 @6:30 AM
Chechnya bans dance music that is either too fast or too slow
Ruling means music in Russian republic must ‘conform to Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm’
Philip Oltermann European culture editor
09, Apr, 2024 @8:26 AM
Outcry after Michigan university announces plan to restrict protest rights
University of Michigan president Santa J Ono proposes ‘disruptive activity policy’ after pro-Palestinian group cuts his speech short
Ava Sasani
06, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance | Kenan Malik
A class about free speech was cynically exploited by activists to incite fury in a local community
Kenan Malik
31, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
The Guardian view on Evan Gershkovich’s year behind bars: Moscow should free him now | Editorial
Editorial: The Wall Street Journal correspondent is not a spy. He is a journalist, and should be released immediately from his Russian jail
Editorial
27, Mar, 2024 @6:38 PM
Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans blurred by North Korean TV censors
Footage of green-fingered BBC presenter obscured from waist down to hide ‘symbol of US imperialism’
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
26, Mar, 2024 @9:04 AM
State Library Victoria staff accuse management of ‘censorship and discrimination’ over pro-Palestine authors controversy
Library says decision to defer workshops not based on ‘political beliefs or identity of anyone involved’
Jordyn Beazley
14, Mar, 2024 @5:39 AM
Edward Bond obituary
One of the most important British dramatists of the 20th century who was unafraid of taking on the establishment over censorship
Michael Coveney
05, Mar, 2024 @5:00 PM
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