Online criticism of politicians is not tolerated in Singapore, writes David Jardine Singapore, long known for what is sometimes described as ‘soft authoritarianism’ is a dangerous place in which to post dissident blogs. The latest person to...
What seems like a religious injunction is actually a piece of political censorship, writes David Jardine A peculiar consequence of Malaysia’s major election upset in March has emerged, with serious implications for freedom of expression. The...
The Burmese authorities have arrested the poet Saw Wai, after realising that one of his love poems contained a hidden message criticising Burma's military leader. The poem was published in a popular magazine in Rangoon. The first words of each line...
Pakistan’s popular television news channel, Geo, resumed broadcasting on 21 January, after two months off air. Independent news networks had been prevented from broadcasting after President Musharraf declared a state of emergency last November, but...
President Musharraf's crackdown has taken its toll on Pakistan's already beleaguered media, writes Zubeida Mustafa On Tuesday 6 November, over 350 journalists assembled on a warm sultry afternoon on the lawns of the Karachi Press Club to decide...
The Burmese junta, responsible for the brutal crackdown on recent protests against the authorities’ decision to hike fuel prices at a time of worsening economic conditions, is bankrolling its regime by exploiting the country’s vast...
Extracts from the text of a declaration issued by four student leaders in Tiananmen Square just before the massacre on the night of 3/4 June 1989
Censorship has ranged from the ridiculous to the downright terrifying in the country. Will anything change?