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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday and added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government's human rights r
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China video site Bilibili to add 1,000 censors after employee dies due to
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 10 (ANI): After a heated discussion over the death of an employee due to overwork, China video site Bilibili is planning to hire 1,000 content censors.
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Chinese authorities scramble to house arrest, silence critics ahead of Bei
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail, censors have shut down the social media accounts of prominent critics and officials have warned Olympians that protest could bring a prosecution soon before the start of
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China censors news about female celebrity affair with senior CCP official:
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): China's censors have tried to clean the Internet of the news about an affair and potential marriage between Chinese starlet Tong Liya and one of the China Communist Party's (CCP) most senior propagandists, Shen Haixiong. Tong -- an entertainer and Xinjiang
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Myanmar vulnerable to China's snooping as it tries to firewall its disside
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], December 27 (ANI): Myanmar's military 'Tatmadaw' is vulnerable to snooping from China's security agencies as the regime tries to tap Beijing's expertise in developing internet firewalls against pro-democracy forces who are seen to have the upper hand in terms of their
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China takes on banning movies from Douban
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 21 (ANI): The censorship regime of China has become more and more stringent over the last few years, as it can be seen across the chains from making scripts to distribution rights of the movies, claimed China Digital Times (CDT).
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Disney Plus censors 'The Simpsons' episode on its platform in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): An episode of the long-running American sitcom 'The Simpsons' has been censored by the streaming service Disney Plus in Hong Kong, where the platform launched earlier this month.
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Media freedom at risk as Taliban censors news reports in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 29 (ANI): Following the new media guidelines under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the freedom of expression is at risk in Islamic Emirate as the group announced that no media or news agencies are permitted to publish against the interest of the Taliban's so-
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Women Tennis Association remains concerned about Chinese player Peng Shuai
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Despite a video call between International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Tennis star Peng Shuai, the Women Tennis Association (WTA) remains deeply concerned that the Chinese player is "not free from censorship or coercion."
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Self-censorship of journalists highest under Taliban: Former Afghan offici
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Under the Taliban's oppressive regime self-censorship of the journalists has gone to the highest, said a former Afghan government official, adding that no government or institution is any longer promoting or supporting free media in the country.
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China ups crackdown on private sector; launches new 'Five Year Governance
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI): With the launch of the new "Five Year Governance Plan" by President Xi Jinping's Communist Party, Beijing has renewed its crackdown season on the private sector.
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Hong Kong passes bill to censor films contrary to national security
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): Hong Kong legislation on Wednesday passed a bill that will enable the government to ban films that are considered contrasting to the national security.
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