Australian broadcaster ABC censored Indigenous artist Ziggy Ramo’s song “April 25th” because of its offensive lyrics about ANZACS.
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The Curriculum & Textbook Board of Punjab in Pakistan has banned around 100 books taught in private schools for containing “anti-Pakistan as well as blasphemous” content
Read More »Freemuse calls for all charges against rapper Dechathorn Bamrungmuang to be dropped
Thai rapper Dechathorn Bamrungmuang was arrested in Bangkok on charges of sedition for singing at a youth-led pro-democracy protest.
Read More »Freemuse calls for all charges against writer Shakthika Sathkumara to be dropped
The case against Sri Lankan writer Shakthika Sathkumara on charges of insulting Buddhism in his short story Ardha has been postponed to 22 September.
Read More »India: Actress receiving threats for controversial TV show
Actress Preety Kongana filed a police complaint after receiving rape and death threats, for her role in the TV series “Begum Jaan”.
Read More »Online: Song by Pakistani and Turkish artists about Kashmir removed from YouTube
The song "Diami Bahar", created in collaboration between Pakistani singer Hadiga Kiami and Turkish artist Ali Tolga, has been removed from YouTube.
Read More »India: Music company removed a song by Pakistani singer from YouTube channel
The Indian music company removed the version of the song “Kinna Sona” by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam after uploading it to their YouTube channel.
Read More »India: Netflix India released a censored version of the movie Mission Impossible: Fallout
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.
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