A Chinese author was sentenced to 10 years and six months in jail for writing and selling an erotic novel with gay sex scenes.

Photographer Pacifico Silano has cancelled his public exhibition in Bal Harbour, Miami after city officials 'censored' his images and press release.

Tanzanian actress Wema Sepetu has been banned from acting and charged with posting sexually explicit content after sharing images on social media.

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.

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.

The Guatemalan congress approved a decree banning Swedish dark metal band Marduk from entering the country because of their “satanic” lyrics.

Uzbekistan has blacklisted a further 103 films, including the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy and horror flicks such as It and Leatherface.

An Indian artist has faced backlash over his illustration of a bloodied sanitary pad ahead of a festival celebrating the Hindu goddess Durga.

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.

A movie about painter Egon Schiele was pulled from the European Film Festival in Yangon after Myanmar's censorship board banned scenes with nudity.