Censorship · January, 2023

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Censorship · January, 2023

Stories about Censorship from January, 2023

First victims of anti-LGBTQ+ law in Russia are trans persons and books

Films and TV series are also actively censored

Written by Daria Dergacheva

31 January 2023

There are almost 1,500 political prisoners in Belarus

NGO Viasna published a report about 2022 human rights situation

Written by Daria Dergacheva

30 January 2023

How military supporters are using Telegram channels to suppress dissent in Myanmar

Private groups are a way to share information about dissenters

Written by Advox

30 January 2023

State-affiliated actors launch smear campaign against Hungarian investigative nonprofit Átlátszó

Majority of influential media outlets in Hungary are under government control

Written by Atlatszo.hu

27 January 2023

Bollywood’s ‘Faraaz’ raises questions about trauma exploitation in art

Debate over a Bollywood movie gripped both India and Bangladesh

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

27 January 2023

Undertones in Myanmar: Junta, Buddhism, Youth

How is Myanmar's Junta justifying their power grab?

Written by Civic Media Observatory

26 January 2023

May 14 will determine the future of Turkey

The vote is being framed as a choice between democracy and autocracy

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

25 January 2023

The band that Lukashenka declared extremist sang ‘Zhyve Belarus’ (Long live Belarus!)

Members of the band, and their wives, have been in custody since October 2022

Written by Daria Dergacheva

24 January 2023

‘We are asking for forgiveness that we know we will never receive': In Russia, people are bringing flowers to monuments of Ukrainians

Trying to to commemorate those killed by Russian bombing in Dnipro, Ukraine

Written by Daria Dergacheva

23 January 2023

President Bukele harasses independent journalists on Twitter in El Salvador

Women journalists are also at risk

Written by Jose Luis Benitez

20 January 2023

Saudi Arabia: Call for release of two Saudi Wikipedians

Human rights organizations call for the release of Saudi Wikipedians

Written by Advox

18 January 2023

Cambodia bans music video of police attacking workers in 2014

The song's author was previously jailed for criticizing authorities

Written by Mong Palatino

18 January 2023

Rights organization OVD-Info gives an overview of repression in Russia in 2022

Human rights organization OVD-Info collected the main figures on Russian political repressions in 2022

Written by Guest Contributor

11 January 2023

Saudi Arabia: Government agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence independent admins to prison

Saudi Arabia jailed Wikipedia contributor Osama Khaled for 32 years.

Written by SMEX

10 January 2023

Kosovo: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensions

All six incidents occurred in Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

6 January 2023

The film ‘Burning Days’ is a grim reflection of Turkey's current political situation

The film's inspiration comes from the local political turmoil

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

6 January 2023

Filipino activists decry Facebook’s ‘automated censorship’

Some have successfully appealed the restoration of removed posts

Written by Mong Palatino

5 January 2023

Undertones in Russia: War, Propaganda, the West

The most popular Russian narratives

Written by Civic Media Observatory

3 January 2023

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