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Censorship

Karaoke in the crosshairs as China’s morality police vet the net
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Karaoke in the crosshairs as China’s morality police vet the net

China has banned 120 singalong songs that are deemed immoral, to mixed responses from the public.

By Fergus Ryan
Big Brother tactics on taboo books
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Big Brother tactics on taboo books

The mainland’s control of bookshops and media outlets has led to soft censorship and restrictions on what people can read in Hong Kong.

By Staff Reporter
Share first, verify later: When breaking news breaks the rules
Analysis
/ 12 March 2015

Share first, verify later: When breaking news breaks the rules

User-generated content can be both a media boon and a minefield, with hoaxes and propaganda competing with bona fide eyewitness accounts.

By Vicky Baker
Artists in firing line as they test the limits of freedom of expression
Article
/ 11 November 2014

Artists in firing line as they test the limits of freedom of expression

The African Creative Economy Conference that takes place in Morocco this week will shine a spotlight on the role of artists as agents of change.

By stefanie jason
Photographer’s censorship claims denied by printing company
Article
/ 7 November 2014

Photographer’s censorship claims denied by printing company

Following its refusal to print Dean Hutton’s “full frontal nudes”, Remata has denied the genderqueer artist’s “censorship” accusations.

By stefanie jason
SABC censors footage of Zuma booing at Mandela memorial
Article
/ 11 December 2013

SABC censors footage of Zuma booing at Mandela memorial

Sources from the SABC say they were instructed to cut away during a live broadcast, when Jacob Zuma was being booed during Nelson Mandela’s memorial.

By Staff Reporter
R2K to protest SABC pulling ‘The Big Debate’
Article
/ 18 October 2013

R2K to protest SABC pulling ‘The Big Debate’

The Right2Know Campaign will organise a protest at the SABC’s Johannesburg offices over the cancelling of current affairs talk show "The Big Debate".

By Sapa
Media blackout for Tanzania minister, director
Africa
/ 9 October 2013

Media blackout for Tanzania minister, director

Media organisations will not publish anything from Tanzania’s information department in protest of three local newspapers being banned.

By Staff Reporter
Shange censored by SABC for anti-ANC views, says Wasp
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Shange censored by SABC for anti-ANC views, says Wasp

The SABC censored Workers and Socialist Party spokesperson Liv Shange because she is anti-ANC, alleges the party.

By Staff Reporter
Jo’burg Art Fair censorship: Artists back each other up
Article
/ 30 September 2013

Jo’burg Art Fair censorship: Artists back each other up

The redeeming factor of the Jo’burg Art Fair was seeing one artist stand up for another, writes Percy Zvomuya.

By Percy Zvomuya
Hungary’s culture is being crushed or co-opted
Article
/ 6 August 2013

Hungary’s culture is being crushed or co-opted

The ‘patriotic’ culture war being waged by the government may force the closure of one of Hungary’s leading arts academies

By George Szirtes
Reporter arrested for porn after criticising Zambia’s president
Africa
/ 30 July 2013

Reporter arrested for porn after criticising Zambia’s president

Zambia’s police have charged a journalist with having porn on his computer in an apparent crackdown on media critical of the state, says his lawyer.

By Staff Reporter
Durban film festival: How to ban a movie
Article
/ 24 July 2013

Durban film festival: How to ban a movie

The outcry over the banning of the film "Of Good Report" has left the Film and Publication Board fighting to defend its decision.

By Staff Reporter
Durban film festival: Censors shut down opening film
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Durban film festival: Censors shut down opening film

The opening film of the Durban International Film Festival, "Of Good Report", has been effectively banned by the Film and Publication Board.

By Staff Reporter
Jia Zhangke: I’ll break China’s silence
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Jia Zhangke: I’ll break China’s silence

Jia Zhangke challenges his compatriots’ deeply ingrained reluctance to speak about injustice and uses his films to ­feature them.

By Tania Branigan
Anne Frank’s diary isn’t pornographic – it just reveals an uncomfortable truth
Article
/ 2 May 2013

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

Instead of banning the diary from schools, as Gail Horalek would like, we should teach girls not to be ashamed of their bodies.

By Staff Reporter
Burma gets steamed up by sex education magazine
Article
/ 12 January 2013

Burma gets steamed up by sex education magazine

Burma’s first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it explores new-found cultural freedom.

By Shwe Yinn, Mar Oo and Shwe Yinn Mar Oo
Chinese weekly to publish ‘as normal’ after censorship threats
Article
/ 9 January 2013

Chinese weekly to publish ‘as normal’ after censorship threats

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.

By Sapa Afp
Chinese protesters demand ‘press freedom’ in censorship row
Article
/ 7 January 2013

Chinese protesters demand ‘press freedom’ in censorship row

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.

By Sapa Afp
SA editors hit out at Lady Gaga over censorship
Article
/ 29 November 2012

SA editors hit out at Lady Gaga over censorship

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.

By Staff Reporter
Online censorship in 2012
Article
/ 20 November 2012

Online censorship in 2012

The number of countries filtering online content has increased. Pornography and security are reasons given to block politically sensitive information.

By Aliki Karasaridis
Santa’s pipe put out in new edition of children’s classic
Article
/ 24 October 2012

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

A fresh version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas has sparked a censorship row.

By Guardian Reporter
Act puts noose around the internet’s neck
Analysis
/ 19 October 2012

Act puts noose around the internet’s neck

A badly drafted law easily allows anyone to censor the content of websites hosted in South Africa, writes Leon de Kock

By Leon de Kock
The Spear: Avert your eyes, children
Article
/ 1 June 2012

The Spear: Avert your eyes, children

Film and Publications Board has classified "The Spear" on the grounds that it contains nudity. But what other famous artworks have they missed?

By Lisa Van Wyk
Web policing a global challenge
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Web policing a global challenge

Whether it be child pornography or a politically sensitive painting, banning content widely distributed online is often pure symbolic futility.

By Phillip De Wet
Banned filmmaker’s most powerful statement
Article
/ 5 April 2012

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.

By Peter Bradshaw
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Article
/ 31 January 2012

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.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 January 2012

Bollywood’s ‘most violent film ever’ cut by Indian censors

Horror film <i>Ghost</i>, which shows an evil spirit in female form being crucified, has been toned down to avoid offending country’s Christians.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 December 2011

City censors satirical climate change poster

The City of Durban has censored a satirical poster by <em>Amandla!</em> that suggests President Jacob Zuma will create a million climate change jobs.

By Staff Reporter
Lady Gaga is the most gagged in China
Article
/ 26 August 2011

Lady Gaga is the most gagged in China

A world without hits by Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys and Britney? Welcome to China.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 May 2010

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.

By Chengetai Zvauya
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Article
/ 30 May 2009

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.

By Charlotte Bauer
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