Censorship with a Pretext
Lede: WPI fellow Susan Benesch blogs about recent censorship attempts by the governments of Pakistan and Venezuela. Both Pakistan and Venezuela are using spurious claims about dangerous speech and...
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Lede: An American typist for the Chinese Ministry of Propaganda provides a unique glimpse into the alleged "rise" of China. Reposted from N+1. By Anonymousread more
View ArticleOff the Rails in China
Lede: A late night high-speed train crash killed at least 40 last month in Zhejiang Province, China. Tim Chan explores how this event, and the alleged government cover-up, drove Chinese citizens to...
View ArticleWorld Policy Journal Cartoonist Draws Fire in Morocco
Lede: World Policy Journal cartoonist Damien Glez stirs controversy in Morocco after the influential Spanish newspaper El Pais is banned for publishing his caricature of King Mohamed VI. Three years...
View ArticleMasked Faces, Censored Hopes: An Interview with Artist Shurooq Amin
Lede: World Policy Institute associate fellow Shaun Randol interviews Shurooq Amin, a Syrian-Kuwaiti artist whose show "It's a Man's World" was shut down by the Kuwaiti government. This act of...
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