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Censorship · May, 2022

Stories about Censorship from May, 2022

Concerts are becoming a political battleground in Turkey

Artists and critics alike fear the bans are here to stay

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

31 May 2022

Undertones: What’s behind Bangladesh’s neutrality about Russia’s invasion?

See the nuances in Bangadeshi narratives

Written by Civic Media Observatory

26 May 2022

Myanmar journalists face grave risks at every turn

More than 143 journalists have been arrested since the 2021 coup

Written by Mong Palatino

19 May 2022

In Georgia, veteran journalist sentenced to 3.5 years in jail

The journalist was found guilty on corruption charges

Written by OC Media

19 May 2022

A Uyghur journalist's demand: Bring an end to my family’s decades of suffering

An open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet

Written by Shohret Hoshur

19 May 2022

India pushes for storage of private data using technology built for anonymity

If personal information is stored, what is the point of using VPN?

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

16 May 2022

Podcast: The state of press freedom

Journalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedom

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

14 May 2022

For Russians living abroad and denouncing Ukraine's invasion, a new flag symbolizes opposition to Putin

Getting rid of the red color is a an act of rebellion

Written by Filip Noubel

13 May 2022

Not Yet Uhuru: Surveillance, censorship and data practices in the new Tanzania

The struggle for internet freedom continues

Written by Rebecca Mwimbi

13 May 2022

‘The ambition of expressing myself freely': A conversation with Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi

Works that 'tactfully bridge European Renaissance and Persian miniature traditions'

Written by Omid Memarian

12 May 2022

Prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead by Israeli bullet to the head

Dubbed 'Voice of Palestine', the journalist's murder is mourned by many

Written by Raseef22

12 May 2022

In Turkey, a comedy show lands in hot water over a political sketch

Fans demanded answers as the news circulated on social media

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

10 May 2022

Does Indonesia have a healthy free press? Not according to West Papua

Papuan journalists face routine threats, abuse, and censorship

Written by Sydney Allen

9 May 2022

What does Elon Musk's Twitter purchase mean for Venezuelan Twitter?

Venezuela's Twitter space is rife with inorganic content, something Musk has not contended with

Written by Caracas Chronicles

7 May 2022

Nothing new in the ‘New Kazakhstan’ as attacks on social media freedom continue

Fighting cyberbullying used as an accuse to reinforce censorship

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

6 May 2022

In Azerbaijan, the state of media freedom is dismal, experts say

Azerbaijan's track record on press freedom has been on decline

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

5 May 2022

What’s so special about the tearjerker song ‘Pir’ that created a national debate in Nepal?

"I wanted to depict the increasing inequality in the lives of comrades"

Written by Sanjib Chaudhary

4 May 2022

Andrey Zakharov, BBC News Russian: For eight years, propaganda has been preparing people to support the war in Ukraine

One of the biggest media in this war is Telegram.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

2 May 2022

Malaysian writer faces blasphemy probe for Facebook post

Uthaya Sankar SB was detained overnight before being granted bail

Written by Mong Palatino

2 May 2022

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