Censorship

Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets

Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered two leading media outlets closed, saying he does not believe in a free press and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) addresses his supporters during his reception after a military decoration ceremony at the Bombo grounds in Bombo, Luweero District, Uganda, October 10, 2022; illustrative.
An Illustration of channel 14 outside a court hearing on the government's drafting of orthodox Jewish religious studies students for the military, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024.

Channel 14 presenter reveals allegedly sensitive US-Iran security information live

US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance arrives for a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks about Iran, last week.

Do Israelis know what’s going on? - opinion

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025.

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claims breaching ex-IDF chief Halevi's phone


Why the Twitter files revelations are important - analysis

Recent revelations about how social media giant made decisions around the 2020 US election are only the tip of the iceberg.

  Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022

After 'Ben Shapiro gets gassed first' joke, prominent YouTuber's account suspended

"A few white supremacists successfully lobbied YouTube to suspend me, a Jewish dual citizen of Israel and USA, for antisemitism," said Klein.

 Ben Shapiro

Chinese censors ban printing of ‘anti-communist’ Hasidic woman’s memoir

“Unfortunately this book is not approved to print in China as content involves anti-communist,” said a 1010 Printing representative.

 Chinese censors did not allow a local company to print copies of "The Queen of Cleveland" for American publisher Hasidic Archives.

US appeals court rejects big tech's right to regulate online speech

A US appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint".

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Hong Kong speech therapists found guilty of sedition for 'anti-government' children's books

Critics say that authorities have used the British colonial-era sedition offenses as a tool to silence legitimate criticism of the government, and to stifle free speech.

 Members of uniformed youth group Hong Kong Army Cadets Association raise a Chinese flag during the first national flag raising competition in Hong Kong, China September 4, 2022.

Russia silences another publication: Novaya Gazeta's magazine

Novaya Gazeta suspended publication in Russia in March after being cautioned for violating new laws censoring coverage of the conflict in Ukraine.

 Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta's plate is seen next to an entrance to the office in Moscow October 8, 2021.

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan charged under anti-terrorism law - report

Imran Khan being charged and accusing the state of censoring him are part of the ongoing political power struggle in Pakistan.

 Pakistan's then-prime minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4, 2021.

Here's how Israel's IDF drones hit Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza

This is the largest collection of footage of IDF drone strikes since the Israeli military censor began allowing reports on such strikes.

 IDF drone

IDF uses attack drones, army announces after years of censorship

The IDF never publicly disclosed the use of drones, and Israelis who attempted to publish reports were blocked by the censor.

A drone is seen ahead of the international "BLUE GUARDIAN" drone drill held in Israel.

Russia proposes law to ban broadcast of LGBT content

The law will work as a legal supplement to an existing law from 2013 that bans the "promotion of non-traditional sexual relations to minors."

Law enforcement officers block participants of the LGBT community rally "X St.Petersburg Pride" in central Saint Petersburg, Russia August 3, 2019.