censorship

Radios for Burma

fionamc — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:00:57 +0000

Chinese dissident Yu Jie tells of jail threat for criticising PM Wen Jiabao | World news | The Guardian

vero — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:19:41 +0100

The political pressure on writers in China is growing, an outspoken critic of the government said today, as his highly sensitive book about the country's premier went on sale in Hong Kong.

Yu Jie said state security had warned him last month not to proceed with the release of his book, China's Best Actor: Wen Jiabao.

Source: Chinese dissident Yu Jie tells of jail threat for criticising PM Wen Jiabao | World news | The Guardian

CENSORSHIP burns the books nobody read

Dean Omori — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:27:22 +0100

Censorship beyond borders

Fulup — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:50:48 +0100

While people have been able to get around government-imposed barriers on politically sensitive sites (as well as seemingly innocuous ones such as Facebook which was suddenly blocked 18 months ago) using programs on their PCs, a harsher form of restriction is being enforced from the US.

Source: Censorship beyond borders

Journalists expelled as Fiji coup leader cracks down on media

fionamc — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:21:04 +0100

Fiji's coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, yesterday cracked down on the media, installing military censors in newsrooms and ordering the expulsion of foreign journalists from the Pacific island nation.

Source: Journalists expelled as Fiji coup leader cracks down on media

MPs seek to censor the media - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

damianrafferty — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:17:27 +0000

The human rights lawyer Louise Christian said: "This would be a very dangerous development. We need media scrutiny for public accountability. We can see this from the example, for instance, of the PhD student in Nottingham who was banged up for six days without charge because he downloaded something from the internet for his thesis. The only reason this came to light was because of the media attention to the case."

Source: MPs seek to censor the media - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Guardian UK - Hu Jua Awarded

sweetsugar — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:44:36 +0100

Hu Jia, one of China's best-known dissidents, was yesterday awarded an EU human rights prize, despite a warning from Beijing that selecting the political prisoner would damage relations.

Source: Guardian UK - Hu Jua Awarded

A star studded audience arrive at the Royal Albert Hall

Sara — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:07:33 +0100

ESPN Life of Reilly

amy43 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:31:01 +0100

A funny piece showing the extent of Chinese censorship

Source: ESPN Life of Reilly

'False Start' - Amnesty cartoon for human rights in China

Bassie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:27:05 +0100

Conversation with Nawal El-Saadawi

Aggy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:16 +0100