World news about “Censorship” published by euronews.
Google report highest ever government censorship requestsGoogle’s latest data shows the number of requests from governments to remove content from its services is higher than ever before. The ‘Transparency… 26/04/2013
Cuba: change from within They are artists, intellectuals or bloggers, and they want Cuba to open up to the world. Whether they are dissidents or not, a new generation of Cubans is… 15/03/2013
‘Film and cameras are weapons’ – Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi Euronews reporter Wolfgang Spindler spoke to the exiled Iranian filmmaker of Kurdish ethnicity Bahman Ghobadi. The director speaks about making movies in… 09/11/2012
Ai Weiwei furious at parody video disappearance Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has criticised the government in Beijing after a parody video he made disappeared from Chinese websites. It is a pastiche… 26/10/2012
Farhadi – self-censorship ‘real danger’ for Iranian filmmakers At the 65th Cannes Festival, Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi was, once again, the centre of attention, this time for his next film project. The European… 23/05/2012
China’s strike-hit paper to publish as normalA reformist Chinese newspaper at the centre of a row about freedom of expression in the country will be published as normal tomorrow according to one of its… 09/01/2013
Ukrainian journalists protest against ‘chilling’ defamation billUkrainian journalists on Monday protested outside the country’s parliament in Kiev against a new draft law that they say will restrict media freedom. If… 01/10/2012
YouTube under fire over anti-Islam filmYouTube is coming under pressure from governments worldwide over the film said to insult Islam. Parent firm Google has already rejected a request from the… 19/09/2012
Russian censors take aim at kids TVTelevision executives in Russia have a new censorship headache. But this time it is not critical news coverage that is in the government’s… 05/09/2012
Myanmar says it has abolished media censorshipMyanmar says there will be no more censorship of its national media, in the latest reform since pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed in 2010. The… 20/08/2012
Colombia: Escobar sticker book bannedA sticker album dedicated to the life of the notorious Colombian drugs baron Pablo Escobar has been banned after becoming a favourite among… 10/08/2012
Russian Duma passes controversial internet lawRussian politicians have taken another step towards approving a new law on the internet which its supporters say will protect children, and its critics argue… 11/07/2012
Wikipedia down in protest in Russia“Imagine the world without free access to knowledge.” The above sentence and the censored out Wikipedia logo is all one could see on Tuesday when trying to… 10/07/2012
Wikipedia shuts to protest Russian information lawWikipedia has blacked out the Russian-language version of its website to protest against changes to the country’s information law. The free online… 10/07/2012
China shuts social media sites after coup rumoursChina announced a crackdown on the use of social media websites on Saturday following recent rumours that a coup was underway. The decision comes after… 31/03/2012
Twitter users stop tweeting to protest ‘censorship’Twitter users are being urged to go on strike today in response to the company’s decision to block or remove tweets in specific countries. Previously posts… 28/01/2012
Protesters in Poland angry about ACTAPolish people have showed they disagree with their country’s plan to sign an international treaty on copyright by holding a demonstration outside EU offices… 25/01/2012
Hackers hit Polish state websites in anti-ACTA protestHackers known as the ‘Polish Underground’ have launched a series of attacks on government websites in protest against Poland’s decision to sign up to the… 23/01/2012
US shuts website amid copyright infringement claimsUS authorities have shut down the major file-sharing website Megaupload and its founders have been arrested, accused of copyright infringement. The site… 20/01/2012
Street support for online web strikesHundreds of people have taken to the streets of New York in a show of support against US anti-piracy legislation. Congress is considering a bill that would… 19/01/2012
Belarus restricts internet accessNew laws have come into force in Belarus restricting access to a range of internet sites that the government deems ‘extremist’. The regime has not revealed… 06/01/2012
Accusations of censorship over Pinochet ruleA political storm has erupted in Chile over plans to remove all references to the word “dictatorship’ when referring to the rule of General Augusto… 06/01/2012
Russia votes in parliamentary electionVoting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary elections. Seven parties are competing for seats in the lower house or State Duma. The poll is a test for Prime… 04/12/2011
UK warns states against cyber censorshipBritain has rejected calls from China and Russia to give governments the power to control the internet. It follows a proposal to the UN by Beijing and… 01/11/2011
