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Censorship · June, 2023

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Stories about Censorship from June, 2023

In Turkey, authorities quickly cover up a report implicating the president's son in a corruption scandal

In total 93 websites and social media posts were blocked

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

30 June 2023

Russian Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov: ‘Repression occurs when no one knows who might be targeted tonight’

The editor of a Russian opposition newspaper speaks to Deutsche Welle

Written by Daria Dergacheva

29 June 2023

‘Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow': Is the comparison valid?

Taiwan is learning a great deal from the war in Ukraine

Written by Filip Noubel

29 June 2023

In Azerbaijan, feminist activists say not the time to celebrate

Embassy security handed the activists over to local police

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

28 June 2023

Chinese citizens find ways to dissent despite the risks

Decentralized movements are the most effective form of dissent

Written by Filip Noubel

28 June 2023

Over 100 arrests following Pride march in Istanbul

Despite the bans, the march did take place

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

27 June 2023

Digital rights activist groups urge tech giants to defend against Hong Kong’s injunctions against protest anthem

The government wants tech giants to censor the HK protest anthem

Written by Oiwan Lam

24 June 2023

A leaked report exposes government's cover-up of repressions against Uyghurs in China

The rule of “never accepting calls from abroad” was broken

Written by Kok Bayraq

23 June 2023

From Hong-Kong to Central Europe and back: Interview with Prague-based activist Loretta Lau

There is tremendous division between Hongkongers living in exile and those at home

Written by Filip Noubel

23 June 2023

A gay Iranian photographer's journey of survival

The story of Ashkan Shabani, the person behind the lens

Written by Mariam A., Arzu Geybullayeva

16 June 2023

Hong Kong Court asks: Who are the defendants of the protest anthem injunctions?

Will anyone stand up to defend against the injunctions?

Written by Oiwan Lam

15 June 2023

Can poetry in translation reimagine a free Belarusian–Ukrainian bridge?

Decolonialism is rarely applied to Belarus and Ukraine in the West

Written by Filip Noubel

14 June 2023

The counteroffensive has started in Ukraine — or maybe not

Russian forces likely blew a dam to stop a major assault

Written by Yulia Abibok

8 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Kyrgyzstan

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan

Written by Arzuu Sheranova

8 June 2023

Alexey Sidorenko: ‘As we speak, with every new prison sentence, the situation worsens’

How civil society continues to operate in Russia and beyond

Written by Daria Dergacheva

7 June 2023

Reporting from ‘the roof of the world': How Pamir Daily News works in Tajikistan

It is a rare independent voice from the Pamir region

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

6 June 2023

Comedian and YouTube content creator arrested in Sri Lanka over satire on Buddhism

The application of hate-speech laws have been selective in Sri Lanka

Written by Rezwan

6 June 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Kenya

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Kenya

Written by Chepkoech Rotich

5 June 2023

Hong Kong authorities clamp down on the annual commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

The June 4th panic virus is tiny, there are no preventive measures against it

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 June 2023

In a post-election Turkey, the country remains divided on political lines

The unequal playing field gave the incumbent an unjustified advantage

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 June 2023

‘I am worried that my work will put someone in jail': Interview with Zunzi, iconic Hong Kong cartoonist

'Losing the newspaper column is not a big deal compared to losing freedom'

Written by inmediahk.net

2 June 2023

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