Monthly Archives: December 2021
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Local productions “Censorship”, “Teranah” are the big winners of the Brunei Film Blitz Awards
“The pandemic has challenged us, but the show must go on and we as the film industry are forced to move forward and grow,” festival director ... -
Protesting trans athletes is not about fairness. It’s about transphobia
As swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania women’s team appear to be considering a boycott of their trans teammate, Lia Thomas, it’s worth remembering the long ... -
Young protesters win small victories in struggle for democracy: hungry to vote – News
UN-PAC members protest outside the White House on the ninth day of a 15-day hunger strike in December (courtesy of Shana Gallagher) Group of 20 students ... -
How to Identify the Signs of a Bad Credit Loans Scam
Being a victim of a loan scam could be harmful to your financial wellbeing.Scammers can take cash from your bank account, trade-in your personal data, and ... -
Thousands of people challenge Sudan’s lockdown in latest anti-coup protests | News of the protests
Security forces fired tear gas at protesters trying to march towards the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, as thousands defied containment to join new anti-coup ... -
2021 Personality of the Year Finalist: Library resists controversy for the good of the LGBTQ + community | News, Sports, Jobs
June, as many know from the rainbows over just about everything in stores this month, is LGTBQ + Pride Month. But for the James V. Brown ... -
Stories that could define China
welcome to Foreign policeChina Brief, the last edition of 2021, a very bad year in US-China relations. But things can always get worse. This week, we ... -
Pour money in education, not in guns, wars
VATICAN CITY – Governments must spend more money on education and drastically cut military spending for there to be real progress and world peace, Pope Francis ... -
A dark year for freedom of expression
By Dina Matar Hundreds of journalists killed or arrested, growing numbers of female media workers targeted, floods of disinformation and hate speech, and ineffective or hostile ... -
Anger among Kellogg workers as work resumes after union betrayed after two-month strike
Kellogg grain workers returned to work in the United States on Monday after their two-and-a-half-month strike was betrayed by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain ... -
India blocks foreign funding for Mother Teresa’s charity
The Indian government has refused to renew the authorization for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MoC) to receive funds from abroad, cutting off a key source ... -
Russia Sins Google, Meta Multi-Million Dollar Fines for Failure to Remove Banned Content
Google LLC was fined an unprecedented nearly $ 100 million in a Russian court on Friday for its “systemic failure to remove banned content” – the ... -
Professor Eric Kaufmann discusses free speech and censorship among academics – Oakland News Now
Oakland News Now – Professor Eric Kaufmann discusses freedom of speech and censorship among academics – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in ... -
New Committee of Veteran Idaho Officials Seek to Face Extremists |
A group of former Idaho government, business and agriculture leaders have formed a new political action committee designed to oust extremists from the Idaho legislature. One ... -
Trial: Canyon County Jail illegally censors inmate mail
BOISE – Canyon County officials are violating the First Amendment to the US Constitution by censoring mail sent to prisoners in the county jail, a human ... -
Russia: year of doubling of Internet censorship
(Moscow) – Russian authorities have redoubled their efforts in 2021 to crack down on internet freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has blocked popular ... -
Afghan resettlement program: Experts await “crucial details” after launch confirmation
“The government also urgently needs to clarify how it intends to support local councils and international organizations to ensure that those fleeing the Taliban quickly receive ... -
Satanic exhibit inside Illinois Statehouse days before Christmas draws protesters
Religious leaders and others in Illinois were outraged this week, just days before Christmas, when a satanic group unveiled their holiday exhibit inside the Statehouse Rotunda ... -
Medical journal blames Facebook for using bogus ‘fact checks’ to censor
The editors of a peer-reviewed medical journal wrote a scathing letter demanding that Facebook reassess its bogus third-party “fact-checking” processes after the journal was censored for ... -
Chinese pressure fuels unlikely language renaissance in Taiwan
TAIPEI — Aversion to the Chinese Communist government has caused many people in Taiwan to stop seeing themselves as Chinese. Now, the increased pressure from Beijing ... -
The Year of Censorship – Book and Film Globe
The book streamers deployed their tentacles with vengeance last year, sparking an explosion of challenges that resulted in books being taken out of student access. Censorship ... -
Kyodo News Digest: December 21, 2021
The following is the latest list of news highlights selected by Kyodo News. ———- Moderna says COVID booster shows effectiveness against Omicron WASHINGTON – U.S. biotech ... -
Democrats move from Build Back Better to illiberal ‘voting rights’ bill
Unable to pass their welfare state expansion with a simple majority, Democrats set aside Build Back Better. Prepare now for the entire left-wing infrastructure – politicians ... -
United Arab Emirates end censorship of film releases
Dubai, United Arab Emirates The UAE announced on Sunday that it will no longer censor theatrical films, the country’s latest effort to strengthen its brand as ... -
UP LIVE 2022 Election Updates, Most Recent UP Today Election Dates, Uttar Pradesh UP Chunav News Today, UP, BJP, Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Yogi Adityanath Today News
An income tax department search is underway at the residence of the personal secretary of the national president of the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav, Jainendra Yadav, ... -
Biden finally ready to fight for the right to vote with the Senate on vacation
Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty HThe vacation break has come for the United States Senate without the passage of the Build Back Better Act or action ... -
Opinion: Cherish the right to freedom of expression
Obviously, some readers hate my conservative worldview, and that’s to be expected. If you have to insult me, go ahead. If you have to question my ... -
The movement to remove books from school libraries continues to put pressure on school boards | Education
They cited Section 18.2-391 of the Virginia Code, which states that it is illegal to sell, rent, or lend to a minor any book “containing … ... -
Government to hold first convention of Pakistanis abroad on December 23
LAHORE: The first “Global Overseas Convention†of overseas Pakistanis living in the world will be held at the Governor’s House on December 23. Prime Minister Imran ... -
Is the law the freedom to discriminate? | Glen Innes Examiner
The Commonwealth Government’s “freedom of religion†bill has been postponed until early next year. This is not a bad thing, because it gives time to see ... -
USC Hate Speech and Extremism Online Study Focuses on USC News
Researchers at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences hypothesized that a high level of consistency in similar moral concerns within online communities is linked ... -
bill regulating education on slavery called “outright censorship” | News
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma lawmaker says he wants to put the teaching of slavery in America “in context,” but one of the country’s leading historians, ... -
CT vax passports? Brawl of the readers
Editor’s Note: We invited readers at offer their opinions to vaccine passports, and got about 100 responses – far too many to squeeze into that space. ... -
Conservative COVID rebels proclaim ‘attacks on freedom’ while voting for authoritarian policies
There was something quite frightening about the Conservative Party’s rebellion last night against Boris Johnson’s new COVID regulations. Shortly after Johnson made his case before the ... -
Democrats introduce bill to end political spending by foreign companies
House Democrats reintroduced a bill On Tuesday, that would prevent foreign companies from spending company funds to influence the U.S. election. The bill would extend the ... -
Taft High School Nixes attempted a chapter of the young conservative group Turning Point USA
NORWOOD PARK – A controversial youth group with links to extremists tried to start a chapter at Taft High School – and although it was rejected ... -
54 years of Red Power in the Philippines
The civil war in the Philippines, home of the world’s longest communist insurgency, has raged for 54 years. Since the founding of the Communist Party of ... -
Nth Chamber Prevention Law fires fire for censorship and invasion of privacy
The so-called “Nth Chamber Prevention Law” faces growing criticism from the public, with critics accusing the measure of censorship and violation of freedom of expression. A ... -
Not handling the television or giving it space is not censorship, but correct information
A few days ago, Senator Mario Monti, guest at In Onda su La7, said about the Covid pandemic: “We did not use a communication policy appropriate ... -
Malaysian artists gain the freedom to be creative with NFTs | Arts and culture news
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Life-size murals, original installations and all colors on the canvas: before the COVID-19 pandemic closes art and performance spaces in March 2020, ... -
Self-proclaimed Proud Boys member sentenced to 10 years for violence at Portland protests
A self-proclaimed member of the Proud Boys from Texas who traveled to Portland, Ore. To confront protesters there last year was sentenced to 10 years in ... -
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Releases ‘Plausible Roadmap’ On Scalability – Bitcoin Technology News
In recent times, the Ethereum network has received a lot of criticism regarding data transfer fees and the scalability of the protocol. In a blog post ... -
Olympians set to boycott the 2022 Games, as many did in 1936 – J.
This piece first appeared at The Forward. President Biden’s decision to suspend U.S. diplomatic participation in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, while allowing athletes to ... -
1 M € additional allocated to the Hospice de Wicklow
One million euros has been allocated to the Wicklow Hospice to help reduce its mortgage and give the organization great financial freedom. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly ... -
3 Texas Universities Receive Free Speech Red Light
Three Texas universities received the most severe rating, or “red light,” from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, also known as FIRE. The national inquiry ... -
Analyst in Sudan: Three scenarios for post-coup Sudan
Following the military coup of October 25 and the signing of the political agreement between General El Burhan and Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok on November 21, ... -
California positions itself as a “refuge” for the right to abortion
California political leaders said on Wednesday they would work to make the state a sanctuary for women seeking abortions if a Supreme Court ruling allowed the ... -
The appointment of U Penn visiting scholar María Paula Romo has drawn criticism because of her past. Penn says only court can hold Romo accountable
Tulia Falleti, director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, knew her choice for the fall semester as a ... -
Remembering Phil Harvey: Defender of Freedom of Expression
The free speech community lost a great champion on December 2, 2021, with the passing of Phil Harvey. In addition to his leadership on the NCAC ... -
Dutch campervan sharing platform Goboony raises 6 million euros led by Amsterdam-based No Such Ventures
Image credit: Goboony Based in Utrecht Gobouy, a platform connecting motorhome owners and travelers, has announced that it has raised 6 million euros in a new ... -
Zoom Conversation Today (Pacific lunch) with Nadine Strossen, former director of the ACLU
Please come to https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93534879077; you can also read the article (20 pages); here is the introduction: Michael Powell on Jun 7, 2021 New York Times article ... -
Pennsbury School Board can no longer prevent public comments it deems offensive. What does this mean for other neighborhoods?
A federal court order against the Pennsbury School District for restraining public comments that officials deemed abusive or irrelevant has caused districts in the area to ... -
Capitol Recap: Governor Announces $ 94 Million in Airport Subsidies | Government-and-politics
The project has been in the planning phase for several years and construction is expected to start in 2022. Cairo Regional Airport, near the southern tip ... -
Government continues to attack freedom of expression
Saturday, December 4, 2021 Well, it’s Friday night. And you know what that means … I read legal briefs. Check out this brief when you have ... -
WVU Students Fake Campus Censorship to Show Importance of the First Amendment | New
Warning tape on the exterior of the Mountainlair. An upside down flag inside Martin Hall. Signs around the campus announced the censorship of certain music. WVU ... -
Governor of Florida proposes state military force under his direct control
Ron Desantis speaking at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida ... -
“I think right now we are in a very good place to change higher education.” – Mackinac Center
University costs seem to keep skyrocketing. Jenna Ashley Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, offers a simple solution: hold schools accountable ... -
NYT Editorial Board Member Calls on Twitter to Tackle Disinformation Harder, Suggests New Ways to Censor Users
Media headlines December 2 In today’s media, Chris Cuomo’s suspension has been “difficult” and “divisive” for the network according to an insider, an NBC producer appears ... -
Deadline for federal funding approaches. Will the government shut down?
The possibility of a partial government shutdown is increasingly looming, as Congress has yet to come to an agreement on federal funding a day before it ... -
BSU says it supports women after Scott Yenor’s viral speech.
Boise State professor Scott Yenor, known for his conservative views, spoke at the 2021 National Conservatism Conference in October. Screenshot via YouTube Boise State University wants ... -
Pakistan imposes new censorship mechanism under pretext of protecting journalists
The devil is in the details. Approved by the Senate on November 19, the “Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act 2021” is supposed to provide ... -
Anti-Semitism and the IHRA
Sir, – Remarkably, Alan Shatter suggests that the government lacks sufficient commitment to “protect today’s Jews from escalating anti-Semitism in Ireland”, but uncritically quotes Hungary, whose ...
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