by admin | Oct 9, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP MELBOURNE: Murong Xuecun was one of the brightest stars of China’s literary scene, his novels offering searing critiques of contemporary social issues that few other writers dared to imitate. But after a decade of diminishing freedom of speech...
by admin | Oct 7, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] The United States sanctioned several top Iranian officials for censorship and violence against protesters, who have taken to the streets in recent weeks following the death of a 22-year-old woman while in custody of the regime’s morality police. The new...
by admin | Sep 13, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press DUBAI: The story about high fuel prices was safe, editors agreed, even under the strict press laws of the United Arab Emirates. Instead, it unleashed a firestorm at Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai. Within days, top editors were interrogated....
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan accused the government on Wednesday of “unacceptable” censorship after authorities apparently blocked national access to YouTube to prevent a rally speech from being broadcast live. Khan...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press BOSTON: Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. So when Western tech companies...
