Monthly Archives: September 2021
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In response to China’s white paper, CTA publishes book titled “Tibet: 70 Years of Occupation and Oppression”
The Tibetan Central Administration (CTA) released a book titled “Tibet: 70 Years of Occupation and Oppression” in response to the white paper released by the Chinese ... -
Local libraries oppose censorship during Forbidden Book Week
Local libraries take a stand against censorship during Forbidden Book Week. âAs a librarian, it’s not our job to decide what people should read,â said Shelley ... -
Acts Freedom Farm of America Acts for the Veterans Support Group regarding funding and investment options
Many veterans leave the armed forces without receiving the support they need to activate decent jobs, obtain training, obtain housing and receive quality medical care. Too ... -
Supreme Court to Hear Ted Cruz Campaign Funding Challenge
Counsel for Mr. Cruz responded that the campaign owed more money than it had on election day and that it was entitled to pay suppliers rather ... -
Stop vaccine censorship to earn our trust (letter to the editor)
The COVID-19 pandemic has served Democrats well. With a Karl Marx mindset, they agree with the censorship of medical and legal professionals who disagree with the ... -
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: How to Think in the Workplace
Time to think âI would say that many Indigenous peoples in Canada see this day not as a celebration, but as a solemn event,â added Dr. ... -
Selah Passes Signs Ordinance Lifts Content Restrictions On Road Signs | Local
From December, free-standing signs will be allowed on major thoroughfares in Selah, regardless of the message. City council members voted unanimously on Tuesday for a new ... -
America’s first-ever national union backs police funding – Workers World
– at United Electrical 77th workers’ congress Part of the strong EU 150 delegation to the 77th national convention, held virtually from September 20 to 24 ... -
Scientists, Censors and Scapegoats | Catholic culture
By Phil Lawler (bio – articles – email) | Sep 29, 2021 Who is to blame for the latest outbreak of the Covid epidemic? The New ... -
Left-wing firms cut borrowing options, lock minorities out of banking – InsideSources
Before the COVID pandemic hit, America was experiencing robust economic growth. Some of the biggest beneficiaries were minorities who saw wages rise and unemployment drop to ... -
Dozens of writers call for release of jailed Iranian freedom of expression activists
Some of the world’s most famous authors have called for the release of three Iranian writers held in Evin prison in Tehran for defending free speech, ... -
Kremlin slams YouTube for “censorship”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday accused YouTube of “censorship” after the US video-sharing platform blocked German-language channels from public broadcaster RT. The move comes amid ... -
“Race and religion”: how white Christian supremacy perpetuates racial and religious oppression
Photo of Isabella and Zsa Fischer / Unsplash The separation of church and state is a notion often emphasized in the United States. This is the ... -
TechCabal Daily – Coming Home 🏘️
MIT’S PUSH FOR THE DISABLED OF SIERRA LEONE The 11-year Sierra Leonean Civil War is estimated to have left around 27,000 citizens with one form of ... -
Conservative Koch Network Disavows Critical Bans on Racial Theory
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – As conservative political groups mobilize to ban what they call critical race theory in schools, a prominent supporter of Republican causes ... -
Mainstream media support internet censorship
Mainstream media backs Liberals’ plans to censor the internet when it comes to hurtful media comments, says The Blacklock reporter. âThis is not about limiting democratic ... -
Métis must earn membership in community, not government, says Belcourt
Métis people need to leave the legal and political aspects behind when it comes to defining who they are and depending on the community, as they ... -
“Medical Freedom” protesters plan to march ahead of Executive Council meeting
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – Protesters will welcome executive advisers to Manchester on Wednesday to oppose a point filed regarding accepting two contracts to hire ... -
Fox News has banned Rudy Giuliani
Former New York mayor and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani appeared on Steve Bannon’s Real America’s Voice last week to talk about alleged voter fraud in ... -
Conference of Presidents of Major Italian-American Organizations Denounces New York Times for Alleged Censorship
New York Times accused of censorship by Italian-American community on historic Columbus ad Tweet this In their response to COPOMIAO, the New York Times provided incorrect ... -
Mo Brooks vows to end Joe Biden’s vaccine tenure
A CVS pharmacist prepares to vaccinate a resident of the Monarch Villa memory care facility with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, January 11, 2021 in ... -
What I learned from the women of Detroit
Brandeis University professor Anita Hill gives an interview to Georgetown University Law School, 2011. Melina Mara / The Washington Post To subscribe to The nation Subscribe ... -
Noah Feldman: Court opens door to defamation and undermines freedom of expression | Chroniclers
Opinion of Noah Feldman Bloomberg On March 5, Twitter confirmed to CNN Business that it was testing the new feature potentially Retweets are not endorsements, according ... -
Senators call to account for human rights abuses in Bahrain
A bipartisan group of seven prominent US senators, including the Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), on Thursday sent a letter to Secretary of ... -
Forbidden Book Week: Fighting Censorship
SAN ANGELO, Texas (KLST / KSAN) – Every year, bookstores and libraries in Concho Valley and across the country mark the last week of September as ... -
We must pull all the levers for gender justice
In March, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, President BidenJoe BidenPelosi votes on bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday Pressure increases to cut diplomatic formalities for ... -
Moderation Fee Speech – Harvard Law Today
Harvard Federalist Society Vice President of Speakers Owen Smitherman ’22 and President Jacob Richards ’22 (top row left) with Time Writer and Columnist David French ’94, ... -
WoW players urge Blizzard to tackle toxicity instead of censoring in-game content
Blizzard’s ongoing censorship of seemingly inappropriate World of Warcraft content in response to the lawsuit against the company overshadows what some players really want⦠An End ... -
Ugandan opposition supporters protest outside UN offices against human rights violations
By DAILY MONITOR Supporters of the Ugandan opposition party based in the United States staged a peaceful protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York ... -
The New York Times makes up another story to smear the Trump administration
The New York Times double standard for covering leftists and conservatives, especially former Trump administration officials, was fully exposed in several articles written by Charlie Savage ... -
China’s continued attacks on Tibetan ethnicity and culture
The conflict between China and Tibet is still an ongoing issue that has not been able to come to a just and justified conclusion. The illegal ... -
DeVos says “principles have been surpassed by personalities” at GOP
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosBetsy DeVosGOP lawmakers urge Cardona against erasing student loans for executives. A more insidious takeover than that attempted on January 6? ... -
Cobb Libraries Celebrate Forbidden Book Week
September 26 to October 2 is Forbidden Books Week, and the Cobb County Public Library is celebrating this week dedicated to supporting intellectual freedom! It’s forbidden ... -
Texas Joins Coalition Supporting Florida Ban on Big Tech Censorship | Louisiana
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Paxton led a coalition of 10 states in filing an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in ... -
Igbo man’s unmistakable patriotism for a just and united Nigeria
By the Rev. Evaristus Offor The the belief of every Igbo person in the concept and project of the Nigerian nation has been as strong and ... -
PML-N criticizes Imran Khan for remark “no media restrictions or censorship in Pakistan”
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesman Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday criticized Prime Minister Imran Khan for his ... -
Elections 2021: Education Council
School boards across the country have been in the spotlight throughout the pandemic, amid heated conversations about COVID-19 and mitigation protocols in schools. This was true ... -
Catalan leader Puigdemont walks in Sardinia after his release
ALGHERO, Sardinia (AP) – Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday pledged to continue traveling across Europe to campaign for the region’s independence from Spain, but ... -
Kenya censors gay documentary, blasphemous terms
September 25 (THEWILL) – Kenya has banned a documentary about a Kenyan gay man’s struggle to be accepted by his family and country, saying it is ... -
Shahbaz Sharif demands that government withdraw proposed gas price hike
The president of the PML-N, Shahbaz Sharif.â AFP / File “People cannot bear more inflation; this oppression after oppression must be stopped,” said Shahbaz Sharif. Says ... -
Laugh at the outrage over ‘sexy seahorses’ – but there is nothing funny about the Conservatives trying to rewrite history | Arwa Mahdawi
Conservatives triggered by sexy seahorses As we all know, there is nothing that right-wingers love more than free speech and nothing they hate more than “cancel ... -
Everything you need to know about the German elections 2021
For 16 years, Chancellor Angela Merkel has led a government led by her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU / CSU). Young voters cannot remember any other chancellor. ... -
Censor Board issues justification notice to creators of Bhavai star Pratik Gandhi for flouting certification rules: Bollywood News
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) issued a case notice to the creators of Pratik Gandhi starrer on Friday Bhavai for flouting the certification rules ... -
IT Technology Policy Could Violate Students’ Right to Free Speech, Judge Rules Rules | Local News
Instead, the students only said they wanted to engage in a “solid intellectual debate” with their peers about their conservative beliefs, but feared being accused of ... -
Why does racism deny common prosperity?
China’s commitment to strengthening social cohesion is an example of what a society should strive to do. But endemic racism in the United States prevents it ... -
Most Kansas City government workers will no longer be tested for pre-hiring marijuana after city council vote
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday approved a large-scale defense spending bill that includes an amendment to prevent banks that work with legal marijuana ... -
Facebook comments may lead media companies to sue in Australia
Dylan Voller was already a polarizing figure in Australia when the disturbing, violent and patently false accusations against him began to appear on Facebook. Mr Voller ... -
Biden flayed for using a double standard – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministry on Thursday called US President Joe Biden “double talk” and “double standard”, while skipping a mention of oppressed Indian minorities and mentioning Xinjiang ... -
Representative Cori Bush Calls Israel an “Apartheid State” After Voting Against Funding for Iron Dome | Politics
MP Cori Bush, D-MO, shares her personal abortion story at a Stop the Bans rally held Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Old Courthouse. Abortion rights ... -
“Books unite us, censorship divides us” – IVLeader.com
The Jacobs Library will host Forbidden Books Week, an annual event of the American Library Association, from Sunday, September 26 to Saturday, October 2 to recognize ... -
Can China Survive Default? – free television
Global markets have anxiously watched a huge, heavily indebted Chinese real estate company flirt with default over fears that a collapse could spill over into the ... -
Taliban ‘rules of journalism’ pave way for censorship and persecution, RSF warns
Asia-Pacific Report Press Office Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is very disturbed by the “11 rules of journalism” announced by the Taliban during a meeting ... -
Why we can’t trust the government
In this letter, I’d like to take a look at various seemingly disparate topics and show how, together, they show the folly to place anything but ... -
“I left a stable job because I wanted financial freedom”
Nisha Ramisetty, an Indian entrepreneur of American origin, is the co-founder of Naksha Collections, a Dubai start-up that creates gourmet meal kits inspired by travel. Launched ... -
Could a new GOP bill save free speech on campus?
This summer, Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, designed to improve free speech in American universities. Murphy’s Bill defines “speaking activities” ... -
TX GOV approval crumbles as COVID deaths skyrocket
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s job approvals recently declined as he struggles to bring COVID under control in his state. Despite being a Republican governor in a ... -
AFGHANISTAN: Taliban ‘rules of journalism’ pave way for censorship and persecution, RSF warns
Working as a journalist now means strictly complying with the 11 rules unveiled by Qari Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi, the acting director of the Government Information and ... -
Nigeria will experience independence from Kumuyi attacks and oppression
Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) General Superintendent Pastor William Kumuyi has said Nigeria will experience true independence from attacks, oppression and torture as it celebrates this ... -
Wallingford Police Consider Facebook Page
WALLINGFORD – Police officers want to be more active on social media, but this raises free speech issues, especially if police want to limit interactions. Currently, ... -
China vows to stop building overseas coal-fired power plants
In a move to bolster Beijing’s climate credentials, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that his country would stop building coal-fired power plants abroad, ending ... -
Oregon School Board Flag Censors Failed Patriotism Test, by Corey Friedman
When Oregon school officials attempted to ban political symbols from the classroom, English teacher Gail Grobey gave a masterful lesson in malicious compliance. The Newberg School ... -
Who will win in France’s memory wars?
A few weeks before the 2017 French elections, far-right leader Marine Le Pen upset the presidential campaign. In an interview, Le Pen remarked: “I don’t think ... -
30.8k to 38: Development Bank of Saint Kitts and Nevis Joins Independence Day 38 celebrations with decoration contest
Independence decoration at DBSKN Through: (SKNIS), Press release Basseterre, Saint-Kitts, September 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Development Bank of Saint Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) joined the 38th ... -
As America has become more secular, it has become less free
Here’s something every honest person should recognize: As America has become more secular, it has become less free. Individuals may differ as to whether these two ... -
Hong Kong filmmakers speak out on state censorship rules, crackdown on culture-Entertainment News, Firstpost
The Hong Kong Film Censorship Authority’s amendments will determine whether a film contains material that endangers national security. Once renowned for its world-class cinema, Hong Kong’s ... -
“CRC gives my son a sense of independence and freedom,” says Rush’s father struggling with a € 1,000 a month travel bill to bring his son to essential adult day services
The HSE has been criticized for failing to fund the provision of transportation for a Fingal-based wheelchair user who attends adult day services at the Central ... -
Mississippi doctors form group to push back vaccine mandates
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – By now you’ve heard a lot about COVID and the fight against disinformation. It happens at the national, state and local level. ... -
75 dogs killed in Georgetown fire + TX book censorship escalates
Hello, people from Cedars-Leander Park! It’s me again, Meagan Falcon, your host for Cedar Park-Leander Daily. Here’s everything you need to know to get your day ... -
At the United Nations, Biden must support democracy and human rights in Myanmar
Flags of member states fly in front of United Nations headquarters during the 75th session of the United Nations … [+] United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday ... -
Unrivaled: repairing the medical residences pipeline in the United States
Key points to remember The residency system is the main bottleneck in the US physician education pipeline, limiting the supply of physicians and therefore access to ... -
Navalny allies accuse Telegram and other censorship platforms | News from the economy
Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accuse YouTube and Telegram of censorship after the video platform and messaging app restricted access to their anti-government voting ... -
A stronger and more sustainable Sweden after the pandemic
The government is presenting the 2022 finance bill to the Riksdag today. In it, the government proposes measures to accelerate the climate transition, bring more people ... -
In nervous Washington state, police outnumber January 6 protesters | New
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a city still on edge after the January 6 uprising, law enforcement descended on the Capitol in large numbers on Saturday, fearing ... -
Ex-Prez Karzai calls on the Taliban to dispel the climate of fear; “Providing the right services” to Afghans
Weeks after the Taliban announced the formation of the government in Afghanistan, former President Hamid Karzai in an interview with Sunday Times asserted that the terrorist ... -
Busy time for the new Commissioner for Human Rights
But Finlay’s friends and supporters say she won’t be a government idiot but rather a principled human rights voice from a classic liberal perspective, something the ... -
How might the new “restrictive” voting laws impact Arizona’s minorities?
âOur state is suffocating right now in the fire of oppression,â the Reverend Terry Mackey implored passionately at a March On For Voting Rights event at ... -
Navalny allies accuse YouTube, Telegram of censorship in Russian election
MOSCOW, Sept. 18 (Reuters) – Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Saturday accused YouTube and Telegram of censorship after the video platform and messaging ... -
Despite censorship and poor internet, Cuban podcasts are booming
No subject is forbidden. El Enjambre provided detailed coverage of the remarkable July 11 anti-government protests in Cuba and the harsh criticism of the ruthless crackdown ... -
“We are not going to tolerate violence”
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC on September 17, 2021 to discuss preparations for the ... -
One Piece: Who is Monkey D. Dragon?
In One Piece, Luffy’s father, Dragon, is not the most present guy, but still manages to be a significant force for change in the world. There’s ... -
Cal Thomas | You must learn to love | Columns
Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II has written many beautiful songs for Broadway musicals. The one that wasn’t good-looking, but powerful for what he said about race relations ... -
Freedom of Speech is the Ultimate Truth | News, Sports, Jobs
Words have no meaning; they are malleable and subject to change at the whim of the powerful. Today we could call the blacks “White supremacists”, Jews ... -
Sohn: Ed Johnson Memorial is redemption and freedom for all of us
Fate is fickle. And justice is uncertain. And often slow. On January 23, 1906, a white Chattanooga woman named Nevada Taylor was strangled with a leather ... -
Error 20021: Crowdsourced Report on Weibo’s Various Censorship Methods
“20021” may sound like a random string of numbers or a mangled date, but many Weibo users know this as a sign that they can’t post ... -
Doomsday for Canada and Justin Trudeau
Around the same time last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to prioritize dealing with a pandemic over calling for politically opportunistic elections to bolster ... -
Students fight back as schools censor Malala, Sesame Street
Students and educators across the country are trying to figure out how to learn / teach the harsh realities of our world while lobbying against right-wing ... -
#EndEFCC Trends in Nigeria amid reports of harassment of citizens and invasion of privacy by anti-graft agency
Nigerians have taken to social media to call for a reform or an end to the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following ... -
HRW Says Computer Raids Target Critics
New Delhi: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that income tax raids on the homes of journalists, human rights activists and press offices were part ... -
GUEST VIEW: Freedom of Speech is the Ultimate Truth
Armstrong williams By Armstrong Williams Words have no meaning; they are malleable and subject to change at the whim of the powerful. Today, blacks could be ... -
Members of Congress intervene in Google’s censorship of life-saving abortion pill reversal
A group of US senators has challenged Google over the double standard and censorship of pro-life advertising tech giant Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) while ads for ... -
Racial abuse written on free speech wall at the University of Central Missouri | New
WARRENSBURG, MO (KCTV) – The University of Central Missouri said someone wrote a racial slur on a free speech wall today. The university posted about it ... -
Wicker and Hyde-Smith call on Google to stop silencing pro-life opinions and reverse unfair censorship – Press releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., And Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Today joined colleagues in calling on Google to reverse its decision to ban pro-life ads ... -
Tales of Arise has been one of the best JRPGs for years
Over the weekend, I said something to a friend that kind of crystallized my thinking process around Tales of Arise, the latest entry in Namco’s 26-year-old ... -
Concreit closes on $ 6 million to allow more people to invest in the global private real estate market – TechCrunch
concrete, a company that wants to open up real estate investing to a larger group of people, today announced that it has closed $ 6 million ... -
UNIBEN closes campus and orders students to leave hostels
September 15 (THEWILL) – The rector of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Lilian Salami, announced the immediate closure of the University. The directive, which is ... -
Local officials troubled by Biden’s vaccine mandate
About 100 million Americans and thousands of local workers could be affected by President Joe Biden’s plan to require employers with more than 100 employees to ... -
Loudoun Co. School Board Approves Policy Guaranteeing Teachers’ Right to Free Speech
Members of the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia unanimously approved a professional conduct policy on Tuesday night to ensure teachers and staff maintain their right ... -
Facebook Says Ivey’s Censorship Was Wrong, But Critics Still See Bias | Alabama
Facebook’s censorship of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s campaign page lasted less than an hour on Tuesday, but it was enough to heighten anxiety among critics who ... -
Let the sun’s free speech disinfect disinformation about Covid – The Gisborne Herald
Posted on September 11, 2021 at 5:50 p.m. by Jonathan Ayling Jonathan ayling The development of vaccines within 12 months of the emergence of Covid-19 is ... -
Defeat Australia’s new undemocratic election laws. Hands off the name of “socialist”!
The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) unequivocally opposes key provisions of undemocratic election laws passed by the Australian parliament last month that allow election authorities and any ... -
Texas: Law against “political censorship” via social networks
After Florida, Texas also adopted a law that prohibits social networks from blocking users or their contributions based on their political opinions. Gov. Greg Abbott (Republican) ... -
Biden’s vaccination plan receives backlash from Maury County leaders
President Joe Biden announced a new plan on Thursday, outlining a “six-pronged strategy” to tackle COVID-19, which includes vaccine requirements for 100 million American workers. The ... -
Mehbooba censors Indian government on last Geelani rites
ISLAMABAD: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Mehbooba Mufti said the treatment of the body of veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani was unwarranted, noting that one ... -
UNL faces trial from former lecturer | New
Former lecturer and graduate student who was involved in nationally recognized incident regarding Turning Point USA booth and academic freedom in 2017 sues the University of ... -
A resolution dies in committee to denounce Schenectady’s call to Miles to “fund the police”
SCHENECTADY – The city council’s public safety committee has refused to act on a proposal to denounce the city’s school board member Jamaica Miles’ call to ... -
The government should urgently take appropriate action to protect women and children
The Ghana Women’s Rights Network (NETRIGHT) has instructed the government to take appropriate and urgent action to protect women and children in the country. âGhanaian women ... -
Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul: “Thais have to censor themselves all the time”
Twisty, mysterious, dreamlike Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul has long wanted to work with actress Tilda Swinton, who wrote to him after seeing his 2004 film. Tropical ... -
Amazon EXCLUSIVE to proactively remove more content that violates rules from cloud service sources
Amazon.com Inc’s annual cloud computing conference attendees walk past the Amazon Web Services logo in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, November 30, 2017. REUTERS / Salvador ... -
METRO launches new grant-funded Watsonville route with electric buses and free fares for one year
Santa Cruz METRO announced that it has received a grant of $ 489,213 from the California Department of Transportation’s Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) to ... -
UTLA puts financial interest ahead of Los Angeles Unified students – Press Telegram
That’s all you really need to know about LAUSD’s insignificant and ever-evolving COVID-19 quarantine policy. The teachers’ union wants a 6% increase. United Teachers Los Angeles ... -
Coronavirus sheds light on country’s education problems
(Joshua Yuan | Daily Trojan Horse) When the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency clearance for the Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine in December 2020, it looked like ... -
Solon admin threatens to stop Facebook from deleting content and banning users – Manila bulletin
Another administration lawmaker asked Facebook about censorship issues amid the social media giant’s efforts to block suspected troll farms that are blamed for the spread of ... -
San Diego County calls medical misinformation a health crisis after 3-hour debate
San Diego – After a 3 p.m. meeting, at times spiteful, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a measure declaring medical misinformation ...