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Anne Frank's diary isn't pornographic – it just reveals an uncomfortable truth

Anne Frank's diary isn't pornographic – it just reveals an uncomfortable truth

02 May 2013 12:54 - Emer O'Toole
Instead of banning the diary from schools, as Gail Horalek would like, we should teach girls not to be ashamed of their bodies.
Burma gets steamed up by sex education magazine

Burma gets steamed up by sex education magazine

12 Jan 2013 12:35 - Shwe Yinn Mar Oo
Burma's first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it explores new-found cultural freedom.
Chinese weekly to publish 'as normal' after censorship threats

Chinese weekly to publish 'as normal' after censorship threats

09 Jan 2013 09:39 - Sapa-AFP
A Chinese newspaper at the centre of public protests about government censorship will publish as usual following reports of a deal to end the row.
Chinese protesters demand 'press freedom' in censorship row

Chinese protesters demand 'press freedom' in censorship row

07 Jan 2013 17:40 - Sapa-AFP
Hundreds of people have demonstrated in support of media freedom in China outside the offices of a newspaper at the centre of a censorship row.
SA editors hit out at Lady Gaga over censorship

SA editors hit out at Lady Gaga over censorship

29 Nov 2012 15:14 - Staff Reporter
The South African National Editors' Forum has criticised the ban on media photography at the Lady Gaga concerts, saying it's a form of censorship.
Online censorship in 2012

Online censorship in 2012

28 Nov 2012 13:47 - Aliki Karasaridis
The number of countries filtering online content has increased. Pornography and security are reasons given to block politically sensitive information.
Santa's pipe put out in new edition of children's classic

Santa's pipe put out in new edition of children's classic

24 Oct 2012 14:08 - Guardian Reporter
A fresh version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas has sparked a censorship row.
Act puts noose around the internet's neck

Act puts noose around the internet's neck

19 Oct 2012 00:00 - Leon De Kock
A badly drafted law easily allows anyone to censor the content of websites hosted in South Africa, writes Leon de Kock
The Spear: Avert your eyes, children

The Spear: Avert your eyes, children

01 Jun 2012 16:02 - Lisa Van Wyk
Film and Publications Board has classified "The Spear" on the grounds that it contains nudity. But what other famous artworks have they missed?
Web policing a global challenge

Web policing a global challenge

01 May 2012 07:55 - Phillip De Wet
Whether it be child pornography or a politically sensitive painting, banning content widely distributed online is often pure symbolic futility.
Banned filmmaker's most powerful statement

Banned filmmaker's most powerful statement

05 Apr 2012 13:29 - Peter Bradshaw
In 2010 Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were sentenced to six years in prison for alleged crimes against national security.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo cancelled in India

31 Jan 2012 10:10 - Staff Reporter
The Oscar-nominated thriller was withdrawn from release in India after director David Fincher refused to cut 'unsuitable' sex scenes.

Bollywood's 'most violent film ever' cut by Indian censors

11 Jan 2012 12:21 - Staff Reporter
Horror film Ghost, which shows an evil spirit in female form being crucified, has been toned down to avoid offending country's Christians.

City censors satirical climate change poster

01 Dec 2011 16:15 - Staff Reporter
The City of Durban has censored a satirical poster by Amandla! that suggests President Jacob Zuma will create a million climate change jobs.
Lady Gaga is the most gagged in China

Lady Gaga is the most gagged in China

26 Aug 2011 16:43 -
A world without hits by Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys and Britney? Welcome to China.

Zim police arrest two gay rights activists

25 May 2010 07:03 - Chengetai Zvauya
Zimbabwe police have arrested two members of a homosexual rights organisation following a raid on their office on Friday.

Puppets in the hands of censorship

30 May 2009 06:00 - Charlotte Bauer
Even the SABC's announcement about why they had ditched the doctored version of the show at the last minute was so clunky.

'Some symbols may be found'

25 Mar 2009 11:22 - Shaun De Waal
What makes literature Literature? Peter D McDonald has some answers, writes Shaun de Waal.

Child porn to be debated

05 Mar 2009 06:00 - Shaun De Waal
The OIA wants to know why certain 'explicit' films have been rated as pornographic and others as artistic, writes Shaun de Waal.

Hollywood's new censors

02 Mar 2009 06:00 - John Pilger
Film critics rarely question the corporate control exhibited in movies such as Munich, which endorse Israeli policy.

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