What seems like a religious injunction is actually a piece of political censorship, writes David Jardine A peculiar consequence of Malaysia’s major...
Malaysia: opportunism behind ban?
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Hidden message
The Burmese authorities have arrested the poet Saw Wai, after realising that one of his love poems contained a hidden message criticising Burma's...
Geo back on air
Pakistan’s popular television news channel, Geo, resumed broadcasting on 21 January, after two months off air. Independent news networks had been...
Pakistan: media must stand together
President Musharraf's crackdown has taken its toll on Pakistan's already beleaguered media, writes Zubeida Mustafa On Tuesday 6 November, over 350...
Burma: the environmental pillage
The Burmese junta, responsible for the brutal crackdown on recent protests against the authorities’ decision to hike fuel prices at a time of...
