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Censorship · September, 2021

Stories about Censorship from September, 2021

Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?

CEIEC has provided defense and surveillance systems to Venezuela

Written by Alessandra Soler

28 September 2021

Why did Twitter support Nigeria’s #EndSARS and not Ghana’s #FixTheCountry?

Civil society, not governments or tech companies, should protect online free speech

Written by Kofi Yeboah

28 September 2021

Kazakhstan considers new legislation to hinder social media

New restrictive measures could hinder social media activity in Kazakhstan.

Written by Paolo Sorbello

28 September 2021

In Turkey, a citizen sentenced to prison for insulting the president

Tekiner faces twenty months in jail for insulting the president

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

28 September 2021

Singapore’s The Online Citizen news website stops operating after government suspends its license

A judicial review has been filed questioning the suspension order

Written by Mong Palatino

18 September 2021

Ahead of September elections, Russia tightens grip on remaining online freedoms

"It's going to get worse, as we all know."

Written by Tanya Lokot

16 September 2021

Investigative journalism group OCCRP says it will no longer work in Russia

Multiple OCCRP partners in Russia were designated as "foreign agents"

Written by Tanya Lokot

15 September 2021

Russia blocks popular website for worker complaints

Antijob received 4.5 million views online in 2020 alone

Written by openDemocracy Russia

14 September 2021

In Turkey, religious cleric joins calls to censor social media

Turkish Penal Code Article 216 already prosecutes critics of Islamic values

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

10 September 2021

Kazakhstan news site receives threats after reigniting a child abuse story

Unidentified callers pressured journalist to take down a harrowing story

Written by Paolo Sorbello

8 September 2021

After Twitter labeled Serbian pro-government media: It is important to know who controls and exercises pressure on media

Serbian public broadcaster RTS stopped using Twitter in protest

Written by Istinomer

6 September 2021

Georgian-Belarusian security cooperation deal worries political emigres in Georgia

The agreement could allow Belarusian authorities to target "critics abroad"

Written by OC Media

2 September 2021

Chinese netizens identify the Weibo supervisor system as a source of arbitrary censorship

A Weibo supervisor was exposed for wrongfully censoring citizens

Written by Oiwan Lam

2 September 2021

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