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Topic: government censorship
Turks have taken to the streets in protest against their Islamist Prime Minister. An Australian who joined them in Istanbul last weekend, <b>Erinch Sahan</b>, explains why he did so -- and why you won't hear about in the Turkish media.

Tear gas v Twitter: a Turkish protester tells his story

World

Jun 07, 2013

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Some photographs from warzones have been censored from a NSW-government funded festival, a move which has prompted some photographers to withdraw from the event. <em>Crikey</em> intern Shaun Ewart reports.

Censored: when photographs are just too Vivid for Sydney

Media

May 27, 2013

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There has been a dust-up in the past few months about an attempt by the Department of Immigration to force media organisations to give bureaucrats the right to edit their reports in return for access to detention centres.

MEAA responds to Immigration’s detention centre blackout

Federal

Jan 09, 2012

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Censorship is an almost all pervading thing; anything even slightly critical is blue-pencilled out of existence. But it's what's not there that's most important, writes <b>Michael Field</b>.

Fiji censorship like dark matter: impossible to see, but still there

Asia-Pacific

Jul 13, 2010

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Stephen Conroy slams Google for its hypocritical stance on the government's proposed internet filter. But the Minister has a little China problem of his own.

Conroy fighting internet battle on wrong front

Crikey Says

Apr 15, 2010

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Hollywood may love it, but the Chinese don't. The Chinese government has decided to stop screening <em>Avatar</em> on the advice of the censors, who say that it may cause unrest, explains <b>Peter Craven</b>.

Chinese censors pull the plug on Avatar

Asia-Pacific

Jan 27, 2010

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Bizarre new laws have came into effect in South Australia pertaining to the manner in which R-rated films are displayed and promoted. But films with more provocative covers (but milder ratings) are allowed to be displayed as normal.

New South Australian DVD laws are a pain in the Rs

Film & TV

Jan 25, 2010

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The underlying Australian internet censorship process is unworkable, and always will be. Opponents of the filter are busy proving it, with complaints about iTunes selling MA15+ films without requiring age verification.

ACMA iTunes and the failure of net filtering

Digital

Sep 14, 2009

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The elevation of children as the justification for censorship will make this campaign harder to stop, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

ISP filtering: who’s exploiting the kids?

Politics

Nov 04, 2008

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Government censorship of the internet took another significant but unheralded step forward last Friday. But it could have unintended consequences, writes Simon Bush.

Business pays the price for government censorship

News

Nov 02, 2007

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