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Pak media going back to Ziaul Haq censorship days, says senior journalist
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 25 (ANI): Senior journalist and author Zahid Hussain has said the Pakistani media is going back to the censorship days of military dictator Ziaul Haq when news content had to be cleared before being printed.
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Growing intolerance against free speech in UK worrying: Lord Indarjit Sing
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 6 (ANI): Lord Indarjit Singh, a prominent Sikh peer in the House of Lords, who quit a regular BBC show named 'Thought for the Day' amid a censorship row over a segment on Sikh teachings, has said that the growing tolerance against free speech in the United Kingdom is "wor
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Govt. will take decision to censor films on Netflix after consulting stake
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 19 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday that censoring films shown on online platforms like Netflix and other platforms is a matter of discussion and government will take a decision only after consultation with stakehol
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Maryam's interview 'forcefully' taken off air, alleges Pak scribe
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 12 (ANI): In yet another incident of media censorship in Pakistan, an interview of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz with a Pakistani news channel went off air "forcefully" within a few minutes of broadcasting.
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Elton John responds to Vladimir Putin's LGBTQ rights comment after 'Rocket
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 29 (ANI): Following the censorship on 'Rocketman', singer Elton John released a statement responding to Russian president Vladimir Putin's interview published in the Financial Times.
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Russia says it will not impose internet regulations as China
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar 30 (ANI): Addressing growing dissent over new censorship law, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday (local time) said Russia would not impose regulations as China.
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Putin signs bills banning fake news, insults
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar 19 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a series of bills criminalising persons who would spread "fake news" or "disrespecting" the state, in a move which critics says will curtail freedom of speech of criticising the government.
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China blocks Bing
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China] Jan 21: Bing, the last major foreign search operating engine in China, has been blocked following an order from President Xi Jinping.
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UK censors to put stronger restrictions on films with sexually explicit sc
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 17 (ANI): Films that have scenes of rape or other forms of sexual violence can only be watched by viewers who are at least 15 years old in the UK now.
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US slaps sanctions on 3 North Korean officials
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions against three North Korean officials for alleged human rights abuses and carrying out censorship activities in the reclusive nation.
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In today's times, censorship is impossible: Arun Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday asserted that censorship in media is impossible due to technology advancement in the country.
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US, EU condemn 'undue restrictions' on freedom of expression
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 16 (ANI): The European Union and the United States have condemned the 'undue restrictions' on freedom of expression and censorship in violation of international human rights law in the fifth meeting of the EU-US Cyber Dialogue held recently.
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