Censorship & Information Control
ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
Government agency using investigative authority to target and intimidate online critics and activists, creating chilling effects on free… [more]
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How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased
Documents efforts to preserve Palestinian historical records against information loss/erasure, reflecting real threats to cultural… [more]
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How xenophobia went viral in South Africa
Documents orchestrated online campaign using digital platforms to spread xenophobic propaganda and incite violence, exemplifying how… [more]
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Remains of abducted Mexican journalist Roxana Guzmán identified in Veracruz
Abduction and killing of independent journalist represents state or state-aligned suppression of press freedom and investigation into her… [more]
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Maltese tycoon faces trial over Caruana Galizia murder
Documents the murder of an investigative journalist and the prolonged legal battle to hold the accused accountable, exemplifying how… [more]
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Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Lam Wing-kee's death represents a cautionary historical record of how authoritarian censorship and political repression can silence… [more]
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Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Stand-up comedian arrested for stage jokes critical of government leadership and religion exemplifies state censorship and political… [more]
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‘Press freedom is dead’: Journalist detained in Ugandan media crackdown
Documents severe state repression of independent journalism in Uganda, including arbitrary detention of a veteran journalist and military… [more]
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‘A sanitized view of America’: inside Trump’s campaign to erase US history from national parks
Article documents systematic removal and alteration of historical signage on public lands to suppress narratives about slavery and racial… [more]
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Pakistan suspends Geo News broadcast license for 15 days over religious content
Government media regulator suspends major news outlet's broadcast license for airing content deemed religiously sensitive, exemplifying… [more]
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Mali’s Junta Suspends Popular Radio Show
Mali's military junta uses media regulator to suspend a popular radio show for enabling public criticism of government, exemplifying… [more]
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A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened
China's deliberate suppression and scrubbing of information about a significant plane crash demonstrates state censorship and… [more]
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7 exiled Belarusian media sites hit by DDoS attacks
State-sponsored DDoS attacks targeting exiled Belarusian news outlets represent systematic censorship and transnational political… [more]
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'Under siege': Uganda's army chief clamps down on the press
Army chief's systematic shutdown of independent media outlets represents state censorship and authoritarian suppression of press freedom,… [more]
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Uganda military chief orders Nation Media Group shutdowns, threatens Managing Director Susan Nsibirwa
Military-ordered shutdown of independent media outlet with threats against leadership exemplifies state censorship and authoritarian… [more]
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More than a dozen South African journalists targeted as anti-migrant deadline looms
Journalists are systematically targeted and threatened to prevent coverage of civil unrest, constituting direct censorship through… [more]
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CPJ, partners condemn targeting of journalists covering South Africa’s anti-migrant protests
Documents systematic targeting and intimidation of journalists covering contentious protests, exemplifying state failure to protect press… [more]
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The Peter Thiel Ally Who Helped Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.
Documents an AI-powered system designed to unilaterally adjudicate media truth claims, representing algorithmic control over public… [more]
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Pakistan's Geo News apologizes for Muharram broadcast
Pakistan's media watchdog suspending a broadcaster for content deemed to hurt religious sentiments exemplifies state-enforced censorship… [more]
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Uganda military chief shuts media outlets, slams 'free press'
A military official's explicit rejection of free press and shutdown of media outlets represents direct state censorship and authoritarian… [more]