A Chinese author was sentenced to 10 years and six months in jail for writing and selling an erotic novel with gay sex scenes.
Read More »USA: Photographer pulls exhibition after city officials allegedly censor images, press release
Photographer Pacifico Silano has cancelled his public exhibition in Bal Harbour, Miami after city officials 'censored' his images and press release.
Read More »Tanzania: Actress charged, banned from film industry over ‘explicit’ images
Tanzanian actress Wema Sepetu has been banned from acting and charged with posting sexually explicit content after sharing images on social media.
Read More »Sudan: Singer arrested on charges of wearing indecent clothes
Sudanese singer Mona Magdi Salim was arrested for alleged indecent clothing after images of her in pants and a white shirt circulated on social media.
Read More »China: Live-streamer detained for “insulting” the national anthem
Chinese live-streaming star Yang Kaili (also known as Li Ge) was detained by authorities for five days for “insulting” the country’s national anthem.
Read More »Guatemala: Swedish band banned from entering country for being “satanic”
The Guatemalan congress approved a decree banning Swedish dark metal band Marduk from entering the country because of their “satanic” lyrics.
Read More »Uzbekistan: “Fifty Shades” trilogy and 100 other films banned
Uzbekistan has blacklisted a further 103 films, including the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy and horror flicks such as It and Leatherface.
Read More »India: Artist threatened over menstruating goddess illustration
An Indian artist has faced backlash over his illustration of a bloodied sanitary pad ahead of a festival celebrating the Hindu goddess Durga.
Read More »Kuwait: More than 4,000 books banned in five years
Activists are taking to the streets of Kuwait City to protest government censorship that has blacklisted more than 4,300 books in the last five years.
Read More »Myanmar: Censorship board bans nude scenes in film about Austrian painter Egon Schiele
A movie about painter Egon Schiele was pulled from the European Film Festival in Yangon after Myanmar's censorship board banned scenes with nudity.
Read More »