#Censorship

Articles (26)

• 🇺🇸 ‘All the Evil in the World’ Doc, About Murder of Leftist Italian Student in Egypt, Sparks Political Storm After Being Denied Government Funding — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  An investigative documentary titled “All the Evil in the World” — about the murder of leftist Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni, who in 2016 was tortured to death in Cairo, allegedly by Egypt’s s...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Justice
• 🇺🇸 Her Museum Was Surviving in Russia. Then the Threats Became Too Much. — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Nailya Allakhverdiyeva tried compromising with the authorities so she could continue showing contemporary art. But the intimidation didn’t end.

  Related: #Cultural Politics, #Diaspora
• 🇺🇸 VOA journalists sue, accusing US government of forcing censorship, propaganda — 23/03/2026 [USA]

  A handful of journalists have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for allegedly seeking to use the Voice of America (VOA) to promote propaganda and censor news coming out of the White Hou...

  Related: #Journalism, #US Government, #Legal Action
• 🇺🇸 Russia is killing Telegram, its most popular messaging app, despite fears of pushback — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  The Kremlin‘s tightening grip on Russian life has a new target: the country’s most popular messaging app, Telegram.

  Related: #Technology Regulation
• 🇺🇸 How European Documentary Filmmakers Battled to Give Their Protagonists a Voice: ‘There Has Been a Lot of Repression’ — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  Nolwenn Hervé’s “The Cord,” which received a Special Mention in the main competition category of Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX, is one of six European films that to...

  Related: #Artistic Resistance
• 🇺🇸 Internet Blackout Keeps Iranians From Reaching Loved Ones During Nowruz Holiday — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  The current restrictions on the internet in Iran are coinciding with Nowruz, the observance of the Persian New Year.

  Related: #Cultural Impact
• 🇬🇧 Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relations</p><p>The Indian release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, the Oscar-nom...

  Related: #International Conflict
• 🇺🇸 ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Censored in India Amid Fears Theatrical Release ‘Would Break Up the India-Israel Relationship’ (EXCLUSIVE) — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  The Indian theatrical release of Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated feature “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which was planned for this month, is being blocked by the country’s Central Board of Film Certi...

  Related: #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 China Censors CNN Segment About Chinese Censorship — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  It might be the quickest-ever fact check. A segment of Elex Michaelson’s The Story Is on CNN was censored last night just as the network’s correspondent in Beijing, Mike Valerio, began describing the ...

  Related: #Media Control
• 🇬🇧 London book fair roundup: Idris Elba’s thriller deal, the rise of romcom, and fights against censorship — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The actor led the starry book deals, while publishers assessed whether US-style bans are spreading to the UK</p><p>The annual London book fair wrapped on Thursday, marking the end of three days tha...

  Related: #Publishing Trends
• 🇺🇸 Toronto Film Critics Association Apologizes For Cutting Comments About Palestine From Actor’s Acceptance Speech — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  The Toronto Film Critics Association has said it “unanimously” supports freedom of speech and apologized to filmmaker and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers in a statement after the organization edited com...

  Related: #Political Advocacy
• 🇺🇸 Toronto Film Critics Association Apologizes for Pro-Palestine Comments Edit as Member Exodus Grows — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  “We strive to move forward,” the TFCA in a statement said as another three active members are understood to have resigned in the last week.

  Related: #Organizational Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Collapse After Censoring Indigenous Filmmaker’s Pro-Palestine Speech — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit — with more considering their position: "This Is Killing the TFCA."

  Related: #Activism
• 🇺🇸 Roblox is censoring chats with AI — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned lang...

  Related: #AI, #Roblox
• 🇺🇸 Berlin Golden Bear Winner İlker Çatak Reacts to German Government Recommendations For Festival: It’s ‘Censorship’ — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  German-Turkish director İlker Çatak, whose “Yellow Letters” recently won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, has weighed in on the recommendations made by Germany’s culture ministry after it Berli...

  Related: #Film Festival, #Artistic Freedom
• 🇺🇸 Canadian Actress Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Returns Toronto Film Critics Award in Response to Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  TFCA president Johanna Schneller said that Tailfeathers’ speech had been edited “to maintain the timing of the awards show” and not for political reasons, but that she would resign from her role nonet...

  Related: #Free Speech, #Political Activism, #Art and Politics
• 🇺🇸 Maggie Gyllenhaal “Pulled Back” Onscreen Sexual Violence In ‘The Bride!’ At Warner Bros’ Request: “Very Hard To Watch” — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  As Maggie Gyllenhaal put her punk spin on The Bride of Frankenstein, she was met with studio pushback on the film’s depiction of sexual violence. The writer/director of The Bride! noted that what is d...

  Related: #Gender Bias, #Film Industry
• 🇺🇸 How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country.

  Related: #Journalism Under Siege, #Digital Resistance, #Human Rights Documentation
• 🇺🇸 ITV Censors Political Statements At Brit Awards Including “Free Palestine” & “F*** I.C.E” — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Olivia Dean was the big winner at the Brit Awards last night, taking home four prizes, but some viewers expressed anger on social media following ITV’s decision to censor multiple political statements...

  Related: #Entertainment, #Politics, #Free Speech
• 🇺🇸 Radio Free Asia says it resumes broadcasts to China — 18/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Media Freedom, #Information Warfare, #Geopolitical Tensions, #Digital Communication
• 🇬🇧 Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says — 12/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max</p><p>Russia has attempted to “fully block” WhatsApp in an ...

  Related: #Technology, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Russia Further Restricts Telegram, Escalating Internet Clampdown — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  The throttling of the communication app, used by more than 100 million Russians, endangers what remains of the country’s free internet.

  Related: #Technology, #Digital Rights
• 🇺🇸 Salman Rushdie on censorship in America today — 05/02/2026 [USA]

  Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie says the attack on free expression now comes from both the left and the right.

  Related: #Free Speech, #Politics
• 🇺🇸 Comedian gets 6 years in Russian prison over joke about war veteran — 04/02/2026 [USA]

  "I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final statement in court.

  Related: #Dissent, #Human Rights, #War in Ukraine
• 🇺🇸 Gay hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry' becomes hit in Russia, but fandom could lead to prison — 01/02/2026 [USA]

  Russian fans of “Heated Rivalry” could end up in prison if they display their love for the show, but the gay romance about two hockey players is a hit anyway.

  Related: #Human Rights, #Literature, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 She Protested a Book Ban. Oklahoma Revoked Her Teacher’s License. — 29/01/2026 [USA]

  Summer Boismier, a high school English teacher in Oklahoma, lost her teaching license after she protested a book ban. Now she is fighting to return to the classroom.

  Related: #Education, #Freedom of Speech