Keywords: Censorship
American-Kuwaiti journalist Mohammad Shihab Eldin has been released after being detained in Kuwait over allegations linked to his reporting on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. According to U.S. officials, the journalist left Kuwait safely following 52 days in detention. He had been arrested......
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London removed maps and photographs from at least two exhibition catalogs after objections from Chinese censors, according to an investigation published Tuesday. Internal communications obtained through a freedom of information request revealed that the museum’s......
An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been held in detention in Kuwait for several weeks, according to international press freedom organizations, raising concerns about increasing restrictions on media activity in the Gulf region. The journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an independent reporter who has previously......
Apple removed Jack Dorsey's decentralized messaging application Bitchat from the Chinese App Store in February 2026 following a formal request from China's Cyberspace Administration of China, as Dorsey confirmed Sunday in a post on X. The ban targets the app's ability to operate entirely......
Russian authorities are intensifying efforts to limit the use of virtual private networks (VPNs), a tool widely used by citizens to bypass internet restrictions and access blocked content. Officials say the goal is to reduce reliance on such services while maintaining control over the country’s......
French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan has claimed she was prevented from entering Canada, describing the situation as an “attempted censorship.” The politician and activist, known for her pro-Palestinian positions, was scheduled to attend two conferences in Montreal......
Cloudflare sharply increased its use of geo blocking in late 2025, restricting access to 2,791 domains in the second half of the year, according to its latest transparency report. The figure marks a nearly ninefold rise compared with the 308 domains blocked during the same period in 2024, reflecting......
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has said he intends to return to Iran immediately after attending the Oscars ceremony on March 15, despite facing a one year prison sentence imposed by a Tehran court. Speaking during an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, the filmmaker described the risks faced......
A Moscow court has imprisoned stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin for five years and nine months in a penal colony over jokes deemed insulting to war veterans and religious believers. This ruling underscores Russia's ongoing crackdown on dissent since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. District......
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