Tag: censorship

Beirut Art Center Exposes Emerging Lebanese Artists (and Missing Nipples)

A provocative installation by Lebanese graphic designer Wael Kodeih aims to challenge cyber censorship. Part of the fifth annual...

Four Tweets Get Female Kuwaiti Blogger Jailed for 20 Months

Kuwait didn't earn a mention in the "worst countries for journalism" published by online 'zine Foreign Policy, even though...

Turkey, Iran, Syria Top List for Worst Journalism Countries

How can change occur if we're not free to write about sensitive issues like human rights and the environment? According...

IDF Soldiers Dance Their Way Into Prison

http://youtu.be/OTFcTptKS3U The Harlem Shake is a cringe-worthy global phenom that's spawned a thousand Epic Fails: the YouTube dance craze's been...

Jordan Websites Go Black to Protest Pending Censorship

Within 24 hours Jordan may become the latest Arab nation to muzzle media freedom if Parliament passes a bill...

Booksellers in Egypt Targeted by Security Forces (PHOTOS)

Alexandria's newly-appointed governor, Mohamed Atta Abbas, ordered security forces to dismantle book kiosks in Egypt last week. A mainstay of...

Iran Considers Censoring Films Depicting Chicken Meals

US sanctions are putting such a strain on Iran's poor that the government wants to censor films depicting hearty...