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Censorship · July, 2021

Stories about Censorship from July, 2021

Who’s trying to silence the fearless voice of Sri Lankan journalist Tharindu Jayawardhana?

Threats followed reporting on probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday killings

Written by GroundViews

31 July 2021

The Georgian Dream Party’s anti-media crusade continues

Journalists continue to face harassment and attacks from government officials

Written by OC Media

29 July 2021

Hong Kong Pro-Beijing camp finds fault with Olympic badminton player's black outfit

Black is a politically sensitive color in Hong Kong

Written by Oiwan Lam

27 July 2021

Cubans want more than just the lifting of the US blockade

We also want medicine, food, freedom and democracy

Written by Luis Rodriguez Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

26 July 2021

Russian internet censor blocks Team Navalny websites

The state designated Navalny’s movement and campaign networks as “extremist organizations”

Written by Tanya Lokot

26 July 2021

Government announces new media regulations that could further constrain freedom of expression in Turkey

New measures underway to regulate foreign funded media and misinformation.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

26 July 2021

Global investigation reveals Pegasus Project identified in Azerbaijan and elsewhere

Authorities in Azerbaijan have refrained from making any statements

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

23 July 2021

Devices of journalists, government officials in Kazakhstan hacked and spied on

Spyware targets journalists, activists, and government officials in Kazakhstan.

Written by Paolo Sorbello

22 July 2021

Team 29, Russia's most prominent legal defense group, shuts down under state pressure

The organisation has long been a thorn in Kremlin's side

Written by Tanya Lokot

21 July 2021

Street art protest in Kazakhstan becomes routine

The ‘mural war’ continues in Almaty, as street artists mock the ex-president’s portrait

Written by Paolo Sorbello

21 July 2021

‘Courage is accumulative,’ said director of Hong Kong protest documentary at 2021 Cannes Festival

Kiwi Chow's film introduces the anti-China extradition protesters

Written by The Stand News

21 July 2021

State escalates attacks on media freedom and civil society in Belarus

Lukashenka's crackdown on media and civil society reached unprecedented scale

Written by Tanya Lokot

20 July 2021

Twitter Japan appears to suspend government critics

Twitter bans appear to be politically motivated, or inconsistent

Written by Kazuki Ichida, Nevin Thompson

19 July 2021

July arrests mark turn for the worse in Vietnam

A spate of arrests reflects the worsening human rights situation in the country

Written by The 88 Project

16 July 2021

From Cuba, with VPN

There is evidence Cuba blocked WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal because of protests

Written by Periodismo de Barrio Translated by Anthony Sutterman

15 July 2021

Social media became a life-saving tool for Nigerians. Now, they have to fight for it

The noise we make on digital platforms scares oppressive regimes.

Written by Bolu Akindele

9 July 2021

Malaysian artists and activists face probe over a short film depicting police brutality

"Investigate the violence, not the messenger"

Written by Mong Palatino

9 July 2021

Social media companies could be liable for user-generated content in India

Twitter has failed to comply to India's new IT Rules

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

5 July 2021

What has Hong Kong lost one year after the National Security Law was enacted?

Hong Kong government said the law has restored stability.

Written by The Stand News

5 July 2021

Access denied: the social and economic costs of Nigeria’s Twitter blackout

Nigeria loses $250,000 for every hour that the Twitter ban persists

Written by Olusegun Akinfenwa

1 July 2021

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