The novelist, who was stabbed and gravely wounded at a literary event last year, received an award from the freedom of expression organization.
Tag: Censorship
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The Decade That Cannot Be Deleted
China’s efforts to suppress the memory of the Cultural Revolution have intensified.
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Chinese Comedy Firm Fined $2 Million For Joke ‘Insulting’ Military
The penalty came after a popular comedian joked about a military slogan often used by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, who has strictly curbed expression.
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How the Comstock Act Law Is Key to the Abortion Fight
The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to “sanitize” the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle.
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Florida Rejects Dozens of Social Studies Textbooks, and Forces Changes in Others
The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem.