The United Arab Emirates blocked distribution of the Sunday Times newspaper over the weekend due to its “insulting” coverage of the Dubai debt crisis. The National Media Council blocked the distribution of newspaper due to upset caused by an image which depicted ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum sinking under a sea of debt. An official from the council told AFP: “We cannot accept a personal insult.” Read more here
This is a guest post by Sarah Emara
On Saturday the Institute of Contemporary Arts marked 25 years since the Delhi massacres, which killed over 5,000 Sikhs, with the screening of the film Amu.
Cut by the Indian Censor Board to remove details of government involvement, the film focuses on the story of Kaju, a young woman who attempts to uncover the suppressed history around the riots but finds those around her unwilling to discuss it.
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The British government must be honest about its policies towards prisoners in the war on terror, says Louise Christian
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Ben Bland is the latest journalist to be barred from working in Singapore. Here, he explains the city state’s stranglehold on free expression
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