Amid usual scrubbing for Tiananmen Square anniversary, searches for bridge where protest was held in 2022 return no resultsChinese censors scrubbing the internet of any words or symbols that could be used to reference the Tiananmen Square massacre in t…
続きを読むSuspension of standup comedian, otherwise known as Nigel Ng, came after he posted a video making fun of the country’s authoritarian governmentBritish-Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger has had his social media accounts in China suspended amid a crackdown b…
続きを読むRequest is apparently a reference to Ukrainian flags missions have put on display since Russia’s invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesForeign embassies in Beijing have been asked to remove “politicised propaganda” from their buildings, appar…
続きを読むConsul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as China’s Han Zheng confirms he will attend king’s coronationBritain’s most senior diplomat to Hong Kong has called for an end to “megaphone diplomacy” between the UK and the Chinese te…
続きを読むEven stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security ActFour weeks ago, a reporter in Bangladesh was hauled from his office, badly beaten – and then thrown from the roof of his building, leaving him…
続きを読むDetention of publisher Li Yanhe in China for ‘endangering national security’ has sent chills through island’s literary communityIn a bookstore near one of Taipei’s leading universities, Zeng Da-fu and his wife work quietly into the evening. Zeng has ru…
続きを読むCanadian politician, poet, an India MP and journalists are among 120 accounts that have been withheldTwitter has been accused of bowing to government pressure in India by blocking scores of prominent journalists, politicians and activists from its plat…
続きを読むDistributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisonsThe screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cance…
続きを読むViolence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed regionSuhail Ahmad Shah stood despairingly before the wreckage that for two decades had been his livelihood….
続きを読むDanmei is by some measures the most popular genre of fiction for women in China, and its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Communist party“The hand around his waist held him tighter, their bodies pressed closer together, and Xie Lian’s struggling…
続きを読むThe prime minister’s cynical raids on the BBC are the latest populist clampdown on a press and broadcasting ‘elite’In January, the BBC broadcast a two-part series, India: The Modi Question, which looked forensically at the role of Narendra Modi in fome…
続きを読むEpisode removed from Disney+ is the second of the cartoon to be made unavailable in Hong KongAn episode of the Simpsons that references “forced labour camps” in China has been removed from Disney+ streaming services in Hong Kong.The episode is the seco…
続きを読むJanuary 1938: Reports from Shanghai are suppressed by the Imperial Japanese Army, provoking a diplomatic protestFrom our correspondent22 January 1938 Continue reading…
続きを読むPlan to target ‘gloomy sentiments’ across festival period comes as independent health forecasters estimate over 600,000 deaths from CovidChinese cyber authorities have announced an internet censorship crackdown to ensure there are no “gloomy sentiments…
続きを読むAuthorities want Glory to Hong Kong axed from top results and replaced with China’s national anthemGoogle has refused to change its search results to display China’s national anthem, rather than a protest song, when users search for Hong Kong’s nationa…
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