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Families of Tiananmen massacre victims await justice amid Chinese suppress
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 13 (ANI): As Xi Jinping regime in China tries to erase the memories of the Tiananmen massacre through constant suppression and censorship, the victims of the massacre still await justice after over two decades of the tragic incident, writes Sergio Restelli for Inside O
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Updated : 4 years 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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Myanmar vulnerable to China's snooping as it tries to firewall its disside
Updated : 4 years, 2 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, 2 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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Women Tennis Association remains concerned about Chinese player Peng Shuai
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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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Lithuania asks users to drop Chinese smartphone over 'built-in censorship
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], October 1 (ANI): After finding an inbuilt censorship tool in the Chinese-manufactured phone, the Lithuanian government has urged owners of the phones to replace them.
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China censors criticism of using 'patriotic sentiments': Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): In yet another case of draconian censorship, Chinese authorities have closed the Wechat account of the Chinese Communist Youth League after it issued an article titled "Patriotic Business", that criticised the new phenomenon of using "patriotic sentiments
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PML-N slams Imran Khan over his 'no curbs or censorship of media in Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan over his statement that there were no curbs or censorship of media in Pakistan and his government had given media total freedom.
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