Sara Yasin: Freedom of expression and disabilities
Freedom of expression and disabilities
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Leveson: Who’s in? Who’s out?
Padraig Reidy: Leveson: Who’s in? Who’s Out?
China’s two main censorship bodies to merge
The Chinese government’s two main bodies of censorship, SARFT (State Administration for Radio, Film, and Television) and GAPP (General Administration for Press and Publications), are to merge and become one super administration. Although some denied the reports, the merge was announced during the 2013 session of China’s parliament, with the motion passed in March. Zhang Jin, deputy editor at technology publisher Popular Science Press, told state news agency Xinhua: Over the last 30 years of the opening up and reform period, both GAPP and SARFT have developed tremendously, but with this development of industry and flourishing of culture, many new problems have risen, for example the lockdown of departments, and individual management by each media type of themselves, and approval […]
The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
Eve Jackson: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
Egypt’s Information Minister accused of sexual harassment
Egyptian Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud — a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ruling Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) — faces mounting pressure to resign, amid allegations that he sexually harassed a young female journalist. Speaking at an awards ceremony honouring journalists for courageous reporting last weekend, Abdel Maqsoud was interrupted by reporter Nada Mohamed, who asked “where is press freedom when journalists are being attacked and killed?” The Minister responded with “come here and I will show you where media freedom is” — provoking an uproar from journalists, activists, bloggers, and TV talk show hosts, who suggested that his comments — made in Arabic — had a “sexual connotation”. In a Facebook post, Mohamed (who works for Arabic news […]
Government chooses business interests over citizens
Libel Reform: Government chooses business interests over citizens
Self-censorship’s chill on artistic freedom in Russia
Self-censorship has poisoned Russian media, art and other spheres. In the past few years, criminal prosecution of artists and new laws have made it clear for those who criticise the Kremlin or Russian Orthodox Church in their creative work, will face consequences for portraying either of these institutions negatively. Just last week, the State Duma passed two controversial laws in the first hearing. One forbids obscene language in movies, books, TV, and radio during mass public events. The other stipulates criminal punishment — including five years in prison — for “insulting believers’ feelings”. Both laws, as far as human rights activists are concerned, limit artists’ freedom of expression, and encourage self-censorship. Index spoke to three notable artists to find out […]
Burma: Traditional satirical performance returns, but so does censorship
Julia Farrington: Burma – Traditional satirical performance returns, but so does censorship
Protesting Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
Padraig Reidy: Protesting Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
Poverty and freedom of expression: How the poor are being silenced
Milana Knezevic: How the poor are being silenced
Debating digital rights at OrgCon North
Brian Pellot: Debating digital rights at OrgCon North
Libel reform under threat
Libel reform under threat
