This week, Russian authorities dealt what may be the greatest blow to LGBT rights advocates since Vladimir Putin signed into law the infamous ban on “gay propaganda in the vicinity of minors.”
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With a New York Times front page story and two minutes of laughter with John Oliver, Hungary rose to fleeting mass media fame, thanks to the Hungarian government’s plan to introduce a special tax on Internet traffic.
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An interview by Global Voices with a member of March Lebanon about the Virtual Museum of Censorship.
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According to a new report by Apparat, the presence of an underground ISIS network on Russian social media points to an inconsistent censorship policy by Russia.
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The Ukrainian army and pro-Kyiv forces, underfunded by the state, have relied heavily on support from ordinary Ukrainians like Aleksandr Makarenko, who has raised over $75,000 on social media.
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Earlier this week, a Jadavpur University chemistry professor was arrested for making a cartoon poking fun at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her administrative actions. The arrest unleashed a massive social media reaction.
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Hovhannes Ishkhanyan author of Demob Day, a literary work detailing life in the country’s army, could face possible fine or imprisonment for up to two or three years after an Armenian military prosecutor opened a case against him. His book has been removed from bookshelves.
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