Netflix India released a censored version of the Hollywood movie Mission Impossible: Fallout.
Read More »China: TV show suspended due to ‘problematic’ values
Hunan Provincial Radio and Television Bureau suspended the South Korean show Shining Star 2 after receiving complaints about “problematic” values.
Read More »Hong Kong: Books have been removed from public libraries under China’s Security Law
Following China’s new security law, the Leisure and Cultural Service Department removed at least nine books from Hong Kong’s public libraries.
Read More »Egypt: Predominant filmmaker and activist arrested and detained in Cairo
Egyptian filmmaker Sanaa Seif has been detained in Cairo after being forced into a minivan outside of Cairo’s General Prosecutors office on 23 June. Twitter posts from the artist’s sister Mona Seif appear to indicate that Sanaa remains detained.
Read More »Urgent Call for Immediate Release of Prisoner of Conscience Yulia Tsvetkova
Police detained more than 30 demonstrators who were protesting pornography charges filed against LGBTI and feminist activist Yulia Tsvetkova.
Read More »Russia: Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in jail for the use of ‘obscene language’
Pussy Riot member Peter Verzilov was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest because he allegedly used "obscene language".
Read More »Iran: Actress sentenced for alleged propaganda activities against the government
Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti has been sentenced for sharing a video of morality police insulting and attacking a woman for not wearing a hijab.
Read More »USA: Rapper killed; motivation still unknown
Rapper Tray Savage was shot dead while driving in the Chatham district of south Chicago, Illinois. As for now, motivation is still unknown.
Read More »Nepal: Australian filmmaker detained after participating in a protest
Australian filmmaker Kalani Gacon was detained after he recorded a protest in Nepal against the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read More »Freemuse calls for an immediate release of Bangladeshi singer Shariat Boyati from detention and for all the charges against him to be dropped
Bangladeshi singer Shariat Boyati’s bail procedure is still pending, while the artist has been detained for almost six months.
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