Hungarian state media bosses told staff they need permission to report on Greta Thunberg and EU politics, and banned coverage of reports from leading human rights organizations, according to internal emails obtained by POLITICO.

Editors working in state media are provided with lists of sensitive topics, and any coverage related to the issues ( Read more... )

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls must only be sold to adults, government says

Turkey has ruled that the million-selling book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls should be partially banned and treated like pornography because it could have a “detrimental influence” on young people.

The book, which has been published in 47 languages, offers a series ( Read more... )

The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including “fetus” and “transgender” - in any official documents being prepared for next year’s budget ( Read more... )

Xi Jinping has heralded the dawn of a “new era” of Chinese politics and power at the start of a historic Communist party congress celebrating the end of his first term in office.

Speaking in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, at the start of the week-long 19th party congress, Xi told delegates that thanks to decades of “tireless struggle” China ( Read more... )

The debate over “free speech” in the United States is complicated (a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous). Sometimes, supporting “free speech” means opposing state censorship; other times, it means opposing activists who try to preempt speech they disapprove of through protest or pressure campaigns - which is to say, through free speech. So ( Read more... )

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Censorship [mass noun] (also: censor, censored, censoring)

Traditional: The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

Modern: Any refusal to grant someone a public platform to air views and opinions deemed controversial by others, despite the ( Read more... )

BDS in the US: Boycott Israel movement gains support

The United Methodist church joins BDS movement amid growing global campaign from activists to boycott Israel.


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The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate


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Students Protesting Conservative Rewrite Of History Get Their Most Important Endorsement Yet


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