Banned filmmaker's most powerful statement
In 2010 Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were sentenced to six years in prison for alleged crimes against national security.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo cancelled in India
The Oscar-nominated thriller was withdrawn from release in India after director David Fincher refused to cut 'unsuitable' sex scenes.
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Bollywood's 'most violent film ever' cut by Indian censors
Horror film Ghost, which shows an evil spirit in female form being crucified, has been toned down to avoid offending country's Christians.
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City censors satirical climate change poster
The City of Durban has censored a satirical poster by Amandla! that suggests President Jacob Zuma will create a million climate change jobs.
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Lady Gaga is the most gagged in China
A world without hits by Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys and Britney? Welcome to China.
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Zim police arrest two gay rights activists
Zimbabwe police have arrested two members of a homosexual rights organisation following a raid on their office on Friday.
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Puppets in the hands of censorship
Even the SABC's announcement about why they had ditched the doctored version of the show at the last minute was so clunky.
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'Some symbols may be found'
What makes literature Literature? Peter D McDonald has some answers, writes Shaun de Waal.
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Child porn to be debated
The OIA wants to know why certain 'explicit' films have been rated as pornographic and others as artistic, writes Shaun de Waal.
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Hollywood's new censors
Film critics rarely question the corporate control exhibited in movies such as Munich, which endorse Israeli policy.
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