Censorship · August, 2019

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Censorship · August, 2019

Stories about Censorship from August, 2019

Kazakhstan pauses interception of encrypted traffic, but for how long?

President Tokayev has called off the controversial “national security certificates”

Written by Yevgeniya Plakhina

30 August 2019

Netizen Report: Critic calls Indonesia’s provincial internet shutdown ‘racist’

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

29 August 2019

Months after pledge to open internet, Ethiopia disrupts connectivity amidst communal violence, tension

Three major shutdowns were documented in June 2019 alone

Written by Endalkachew Chala

29 August 2019

Indonesia sends in troops and cuts internet as West Papua protesters denounce racist treatment of students

"Blocking and restricting access to the internet in Papua and West Papua will make it harder for people living outside of the two provinces to verify facts."

Written by Juke Carolina

25 August 2019

In Prague, a bleeding monument reopens old wounds

The statue depicts a Soviet military commander whose historical legacy is questioned today

Written by Filip Noubel

23 August 2019

Netizen Report: The shutdown in Kashmir continues

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

22 August 2019

Remembering the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Activists are using a variety of strategies to keep the memory alive in the public consciousness

Written by Filip Noubel

21 August 2019

Mozambique pushes for SIM card registration, raising privacy concerns

SIM card registration 'facilitates surveillance'

Written by Dércio Tsandzana

Translated by Dércio Tsandzana

20 August 2019

Pakistan's government suspends relations with India in show of solidarity with Kashmiris

Pakistan also imposed a ban on advertisements featuring Indian artists

Written by Qurratulain (Annie) Zaman

19 August 2019

Mainland Chinese netizens face ‘pink terror’ of patriotic trolls amid Hong Kong protests

Those who do not toe the official party line are identified and subjected to doxxing

Written by Oiwan Lam

19 August 2019

Vitriolic response to art exhibit tests the limits of freedom of speech in Japan

'Japan's current social climate does not allow for discussions about the state of our country'

Written by Nevin Thompson

16 August 2019

Indian government asks Twitter to remove accounts ‘spreading rumours’ about Kashmir

Four accounts remained accessible, while two were suspended by Twitter

Written by Rezwan

16 August 2019

Indian-administered Kashmir is like an ‘open prison’, says observers

Jammu and Kashmir has been on lockdown since 5 August

Written by Rezwan

16 August 2019

Withheld in Turkey: How the government exploits removal requests to silence critical and independent voices

Twitter and other platforms '[do] not want to anger the Turkish government'

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

12 August 2019

Netizen Report: Journalists are under fire from Cambodia to Cuba — and beyond

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

9 August 2019

Sentencing of Turkish social media influencer sparks debate on free speech

A Turkish Twitter celebrity is being sued for allegedly advocating drug consumption, reigniting the debate about online freedom of expression

Written by Sevgi Yagmur Bulut

6 August 2019

Ugandan feminist Stella Nyanzi deploys nude protest to challenge free speech sentence

'I planned to offend Museveni because he has offended us for 30-plus years.'

Written by Rosebell Kagumire

2 August 2019

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