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Censorship · July, 2025

Stories about Censorship from July, 2025

Russian photographer gets a draconian sentence for sending open source materials abroad

‘Many treason cases are based on public data retroactively declared secret’

Written by Daria Dergacheva

31 July 2025

Users in Russia could be punished for searching the internet

The concept of “extremist activity” in Russian legislation today is quite far-reaching

Written by Daria Dergacheva

29 July 2025

How corruption and cruelty define life inside Azerbaijan’s prisons

In addition to poor prison conditions, ill-treatment and torture are common

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Abzas Media

27 July 2025

Creative Australia restores representatives for the 2026 Venice Biennale in a win for freedom of expression

Creative Australia reverses its controversial cancellation of an artistic duo

Written by Kevin Rennie

23 July 2025

Russia has lost its ‘Voice’

Six consequences for the country's civil society after the voter rights movement shuts down

Written by Daria Dergacheva

18 July 2025

Togo restricted internet during June protests

The ECOWAS court condemned Togo for the internet shutdowns in August 2017

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

16 July 2025

When grief gets political: weaponizing tragedy against youth and free expression in North Macedonia and Serbia

'[A]nger over the abuse of power by officials responsible for public safety will not disappear'

Written by Innovative Media

16 July 2025

Turkey becomes the first to censor AI chatbot Grok

The country has a history of censoring online content

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 July 2025

Georgia's EU aspirations are becoming distorted amid daily political turmoil

The wave of political imprisonments targeting opposition leaders continues unabated

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

13 July 2025

A runner’s highs and lows in escaping Cuba

'Find the passage, lower your head so they don’t see you, and escape silently'

Written by Periodismo de Barrio

Translated by Melissa Vida

9 July 2025

Who makes contemporary Uyghur art in Kazakhstan?

“We are Uyghurs, and it drives us crazy”

Written by Global Voices Eurasia

8 July 2025

‘We know what’s coming: exile or prison’ – Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown

'The government uses polygraphs to question officials about whether they’ve spoken to El Faro'

Written by Committee to Protect Journalists

7 July 2025

Ukraine’s Chernobyl disaster gives birth to new expressions of folklore

Culture sprouts even among ruins

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

4 July 2025

Turkey's shifting sands: opposition in crisis, journalists silenced, and rights under siege

As the country witnesses a major internal political rift, a veteran journalist is arrested

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 July 2025

China is rushing to develop its AI-powered censorship system

Powered by new technology, Chinese political propaganda is going global

Written by Yasemin Yam

2 July 2025

Redefining freedom of creativity in captivity: The art of Ukrainian prisoners

Ukraine has one of the highest prison populations among Council of Europe member countries

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

2 July 2025

Ukrainian street art under supervision: The experience of monumentalist artists

It takes a lot of nerve for modern muralists to claim the ‘right to draw’

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

1 July 2025

Hong Kong's last pro-democracy political party disbands citing ‘tremendous political pressure’

The political group's last message was, ‘I would rather be ashes than dust’

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

1 July 2025

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