Censorship · January, 2020
Stories about Censorship from January, 2020
Citizens from Chinese city on lockdown roar 'Beijing has abandoned Wuhan!'
East Asia 26 January 2020
Over 11 million residents in Wuhan, China, are now in a state of shock and panic, given the lack of appropriate medical response and credible information regarding the coronavirus epidemic.
Morocco intensifies crackdown on freedom of expression
Middle East & North Africa 24 January 2020
Morocco has a dire record of cracking down on freedom of expression, independent media and press freedom media.
The real reasons people are fleeing Honduras
Honduras 24 January 2020
Hondurans live in a narco-state whose leadership is supported by the United States and which suffers from widespread corruption, gender violence, gang control, land-grabs, and the effects of climate change.
Pakistani director halts release of award-winning film after receiving threats
South Asia 22 January 2020
"They are holding a film hostage for all the wrong reasons and there is nothing we can do about it."
Kazakh family of writers and musicians caught in the Xinjiang vortex
Central Asia & Caucasus 22 January 2020
The Oralbai family had a happy and productive life in China before a state purge targeting ethnic minorities tore them apart.
In preparation for the Lunar New Year mass migration, China finally gets serious about the Wuhan coronavirus
Initial rumors of a new form of coronavirus are being confirmed globally and, albeit reluctantly, by Beijing.
Is Russia getting its model for digital authoritarianism from China?
On the surface, China and Russia share much when it comes to digital governance. But their crackdowns on cyberspace also have important differences, says professor Maria Repnikova
Baul singer Shariat Sarkar arrested in Bangladesh for 'insulting' Islam
Baul singer Shariat Sarkar is accused of making comments which hurt the "religious sentiment" of Muslims. He says that there is no evidence forbidding music in Islam.
CGNet Swara is using Bluetooth to source content and share news with Indian villages
CGNet Swara is helping groups that have been largely ignored by mainstream media use Bluetooth to create content and share CGNet-produced news, music and other programmes with their communities.
New privacy law in Mozambique threatens freedom of expression, activists say
Sub-Saharan Africa 16 January 2020
New legislation criminalizes all types of invasion of privacy via mobile phones, and the publication of images or videos of third parties without their consent.
Thai journalist convicted over a 2017 Twitter post about a labor conflict
"There is a high level of self-censorship in Thailand… When you forbid freedom of expression… you forbid an open society."
Guatemalan indigenous journalist charged with terrorism released from prison
Latin America 10 January 2020
In Guatemala, an indigenous journalist was arrested under legally dubious circumstances.
'A disturbing crackdown on press freedom': Pakistan arbitrarily blocking Slate.com
South Asia 4 January 2020
This is the second time that the website has been blocked in Pakistan in 2019, and the third time since 2018.