International Censorship News

Turkish star cleared of criticism of military service

full story: Insulting Turkishness...Insulting Turkishness law used to repress

Turkish star cleared of criticism of military service

full story: Insulting Turkishness...Insulting Turkishness law used to repress

Author accused of insulting Turkishness has a go at his president

full story: Insulting Turkishness...Insulting Turkishness law used to repress

South Sudan police beat up girls in miniskirts accusing them of bad behaviour

Defamation of Religion idea losing ground at the UN

full story: Defamation of Religion...OIC pushes for global blasphemy laws at UN

Indonesian porn bill rejected by its National Commission on Human Rights

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Cameroon implements nutter inspired porn ban

Artist cleared insulting the Turkish PM

full story: Insulting Turkishness...Insulting Turkishness law used to repress

Indonesian porn bill now stalled

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Swiss parliament votes to ban porn from mobile phones

Russian TV channel 2x2 lives on after South Park whinge

full story: TV Censorship in Russia...Russian TV censors easily wound up

Turkish star unrepentant in court

full story: Insulting Turkishness...Insulting Turkishness law used to repress

Russian TV channel faces closure over the airing of South Park

full story: TV Censorship in Russia...Russian TV censors easily wound up

Unpleasant Thailand child abuse film ejected from Bangkok Film Festival

YouTube blocked in Kuwait then soon unblocked

Indonesian ban on bikinis and kissing marches on

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Israeli newspapers refuse to print pictures of their foreign minister

full story: Religious Police in Israel...Ultra orthodox censorship in Israel

Artist on trial this week for insulting the Turkish PM

Ugandan ethics minister with weak mentality distracted by miniskirts

full story: Ugandan Ethics Minister...Nutter minister rants about gays and miniskirts

China re-applies internet blocks after Olympic ease up

full story: Internet Blocking in Olympic China...Chinese Olympics herald a lull in internet censorship

Indonesian parliament postpones anti-sex and pornography bill

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Dawkins website blocked in Turkey after comment about inane creationist book

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

1600 websites being blocked in Thailand

full story: Internet Censorship in Thailand...Thailand implements mass website blocking

Balinese protest against pornography bill

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Indonesian Sharia anti-porn bill resurfaces

full story: Anti-Porn Law in Indonesia...A front for the implementation of shariah

Iran proposes law to consider dissenting bloggers as heretics

YouTube add new censorship rules

full story: Violence on YouTube...YouTube target violent videos from the UK

Canada Post refine their rules about carrying adult material

full story: Post Censorship in Canada...Canada Post refuses to distribute political flyer

Cartoon invokes fear, panic and terror in Russia children

full story: TV Censorship in Russia...Russian TV censors easily wound up

Richard Dawkins atheist website blocked in Turkey

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

All territories to get the same children's version of Fallout 3

full story: Fallout 3...World censors ban Fallout 3

Artist MF Husain cleared of hurting hindu sentiment

Response to Singapore's new approach to new media censorship

full story: Media Censorship Review in Singapore...Singapore responds to new media

South Korea keen to register forum contributors

full story: Internet Censorship in South Korea...Repressive new internet censorship law

Players of violent political games ban violent fictional games

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Australian author arrested in Thailand for lèse majesté

full story: Lese Majeste in Thailand...Criticising the monarchy is a serious crime

Thai political censors identify 1200 sites to block

Barbers whinge that they are made to look bad in Indian movie

EU and US fight censorship via muslim defamation of religion resolution

full story: Defamation of Religion...OIC pushes for global blasphemy laws at UN

MTV conscious of regional sensitivities during Ramadam

South Africa's Family Policy Institute petition for ban on all violent games

full story: Slipknot Blame...Band blamed for South African school killing

Subtle harassment of New Zealand book about Maori cannibalism

Google required by Indian law to snitch on blogger and by US law not to

full story: Supporting Internet Censorship...US multi-nationals support repressive censorship

Arsey government threaten to eliminate porn

Thai political protesters shut down state TV channel

Malaysia unbans Avril Lavigne concert

full story: Pop Stars in Malaysia...Malaysia not much into the world of pop stars

YouTube still blocked in Turkey

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

India's TV censors have a go at MTV

Film censors object to the title "quickie"

Turkish bloggers block their own sites to protest against website censorship by the courts

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

Unmasking the Slipknot blame

full story: Slipknot Blame...Band blamed for South African school killing

Malaysia considers a new body to further censor blogs

full story: Internet Censorship in Malaysia...Malaysia looks to censor the internet

South Korea adultery law does not apply during divorce proceedings

full story: Adultery in South Korea...Adultery law used to exact revenge by spouses

South African murdered blamed on mask wearing heavy metal band

full story: Slipknot Blame...Band blamed for South African school killing

Malaysia bans Avril Lavigne concert

full story: Pop Stars in Malaysia...Malaysia not much into the world of pop stars

Singapore to lighten up on censorship...maybe

full story: Media Censorship Review in Singapore...Singapore responds to new media

Kuwait set to finalise bill to censor the internet

full story: Internet Censorship in Kuwait...Repressive internet censorship law

Thai response to taxi driver murder rated K for knee jerk

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Government edict to ensure positive Olympic coverage for the Chinese

full story: Nightlife in China...Sexy nightlife in China (except for the Olympics)

More websites blocked in Turkey

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

Ongoing blocking of YouTube in Turkey

full story: Internet Censorship in Turkey...Website blocking insults the Turkish people

Thailand to implement age ratings for video games

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

UN criticises UK over glorification of terror, official secrets and libel tourism

Thailand rants about copycat game violence

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

ID monitored in Egyptian internet cafes

Turkish draft law to register porn buyers withdrawn

Thailand to investigate violent video games

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Spain cabbies call for games ban based on Thai killing

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Sudan blocks YouTube, Turkey blocks Dailymotion

Turkey draft law to register porn buyers

Ezra Levant cleared over publication of Mohammed cartoons

full story: Human Rights in Canada...Canada's Human Rights works against free speech

Thailand recommends a list of violent games

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Thai government react to blame game

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Thai distributor pulls Grand Theft Auto game

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Islamic states are using the UN to enact international 'anti-defamation' rules

full story: Defamation of Religion...OIC pushes for global blasphemy laws at UN

Thai student kills cabbie in robbery and blames Grand Theft Auto

full story: Grand Theft Auto...Grand Theft Auto brings out the nutters

Sri Lanka bans adult internet content

full story: Internet Censorship in Sri Lanka...Installing ISP website blocking

Some websites restored in China

Olympic officials brushed off as China continues to block the internet

China undisputed champions of the Olympic sport of internet blocking

Iran president bans newspaper associated with an electoral rival

full story: Press Freedom in Iran...As if there were any

Protests against the shutting of Hayat TV

A new crime of cyber insult created in South Korea

full story: Internet Censorship in South Korea...Repressive new internet censorship law

Dubai to throw the book at sex on the beach couple

full story: Dangerous Fun in Dubai...Sex outside marriage illegal for all

Chinese Olympic protest zones somehow resemble prison cells

Russia bans muslim books as extremist

Emos protest about Russian laws against their lifestyle

Brazil backs off from registration of internet users.

China bans foreign performers who may have offended the state

full story: Western Performers Banned in China...Quick to ban star performers from the west

Well endowed star stands for Sao Paulo City Council

Indian cyber cafes driven out of business by paranoid authorities

Philippines proposes state enforced age restrictions on computer games

China pressurises Eutelsat to end broadcast of critical TV channel

Turkey to ban alcoholic drinks from TV

German journalists call on China honour its Olympic promises

full story: Internet Blocking in Olympic China...Chinese Olympics herald a lull in internet censorship

Egyptian draft law proposes to control all media

British pair face six years for having sexy fun on the beach

full story: Dangerous Fun in Dubai...Sex outside marriage illegal for all

Malaysian Internet cafes to suffer a new swathe of mean minded rules

Nitschke under duress for showing short film about suicide

full story: Euthanasia...Euthenasia campaigns wind up the censors

Not looking good for the internet at the Olympics

full story: Internet Blocking in Olympic China...Chinese Olympics herald a lull in internet censorship

Iran proposes the death penalty for anti social behaviour

Japan to solve the problem of homicidal maniacs

Israel models their internet on Iran's Revolutionary Guards

Croatia debates gay kiss on TV

Canadian magazine cleared over Maclean's magazine article

full story: Human Rights in Canada...Canada's Human Rights works against free speech

How has China knocked out critical satellite TV?