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Eurovision bans Chinese TV station after it censors LGBT act
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Le Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest, the riotously camp transcontinental music competition, banned a Chinese TV station from broadcasting Saturday's final.
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Selective army censorship of press may impact Pak polls
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): An article published by a leading British newspaper has said that press freedom in Pakistan is under threat, being selectively censored by that country's powerful military establishment, which doesn't take kindly to criticism of its actions, or support f
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'Insecure' Pakistan must stop demonising Pashtuns
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): One of Pakistan's lawyers Babar Sattar, who writes articles for leading daily The News and other publications, has objected strongly to the ongoing censorship of the media, print and electronic, in Pakistan.
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New anti-fake news law by Malaysia sparks censorship fears
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Apr. 1 (ANI): Malaysia's newly drafted anti-fake news law, which is proposed to clamp down on fake news, has fuelled concerns among the people on fears of media censorship.
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China struggling to balance contradictory interests in Pakistan: Expert
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore City (Singapore), Mar. 6 (ANI): China's recent failure to shield Pakistan from censorship by an international anti-terrorism funding and anti-money laundering body suggests Beijing is struggling to balance its contradictory interests in South Asia, says an expert on Asian and Mi
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Malaysia bans screening of 'Padmaavat'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Malaysia's film censorship authority has banned Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial, 'Padmaavat' from screening in the country.
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Digital space allows you to work freely, says Sudhir Mishra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], November 26 (ANI): Noted film director Sudhir Mishra said on Saturday that the digital space was a wonderful medium because one could work without bothering about censorship.
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Former I&B minister accuses ministry of 'crude censorship'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Former information and broadcasting (I&B) minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday termed the Centre's removal of two films from an upcoming film festival as 'extremely unfortunate', and called out the ministry for practising 'crude censorship'.
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Shantaram Naik calls Parrikar's censorship against own MLAs 'surprising'
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], September 20 (ANI): President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Shantaram Naik has expressed his "surprise" over Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's censorship order against his own MLAs restraining them from criticising the policemen in Goa on the drugs issue.
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Pahalaj Nihalani sacked; Prasoon Joshi the new CBFC chief
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Pahalaj Nihalani, who has been under the radar for the recent cuts and censorship in movies, has been dethroned as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief. Famous lyricist Prasoon Joshi will take charge for the next three years.
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We've not made porn film: Ajay Devgn on reports of trimming intimate
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Looks like Ajay Devgn has a perfect answer for all the reports that are doing the rounds regarding the self-censorship of intimate scenes in 'Badshaho' fearing backlash from Censor Board.
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China blocked WhatsApp's images, videos; censors texts too
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI) As the 19th Congress of China's ruling party is just months away, and the news of the death of Liu Xiaobo, a revolutionary in the Chinese prison has spread a certain furor across the country and the globe, which resulted to the Chinese authorities blocking
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