Censorship

‘Like Wuhan all over again’: As Shanghai protests, China censors
Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdown has fuelled outrage on a scale not seen since 2020 after the virus first began to spread.
Published On 30 Apr 2022
Russia blocks more news outlets over Ukraine war coverage
Russian authorities block independent media outlets including Mediazona, says digital rights group.
Published On 6 Mar 2022
From: Al Jazeera Close Up
Russia’s Banned Youth | Close Up
Editors of the online student magazine ‘DOXA’ are currently under house arrest for criticising the Russian government.
Published On 10 Feb 2022
Russian court orders closure of leading rights group Memorial
Memorial, a decades-old organisation famed for documenting repression, found guilty of violating ‘foreign agent’ law.
Published On 28 Dec 2021

Communication watchdog takes action against ‘foreign agent’ OVD-Info as Kremlin crackdown on dissent rumbles on.

Women’s world tennis body suspends China tournaments over Beijing’s handling of top player’s sexual assault allegations.

Government invites citizen volunteers to flag ‘anti-national’ content as activists fear creation of surveillance state.

The long-delayed launch of M+ comes as Hong Kong struggles with the impact of the National Security Law.

Memorial began investigating crimes during Stalinist era and has emerged as a staunch defender of post-Soviet freedoms.

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says.

India’s main opposition leader slams firm for blocking tweet over alleged rape and murder of nine-year-old Dalit girl.

China has ‘fundamentally altered the bedrock’ of Hong Kong’s democratic institutions and ‘suppressed freedoms’, US says.

Authorities move to bar access to websites linked to opposition leader as September parliamentary election nears.

Company makes the disclosure while filing first compliance report under India’s controversial new social media rules.

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