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One of America's most famous librarians says our battle over banned books is far from over

Nancy Pearl, badass Seattle librarian, has something to say about banned books: Read them.

One of America's most famous librarians says our battle over banned books is far from over
Death of Evidence rally

What lessons can Canada offer the US on the suppression of scientific research?

What lessons can Canada offer the US on the suppression of scientific research?
Norway Facebook

Norway is angry at Facebook for censoring an iconic Vietnam War photo

Norway is angry at Facebook for censoring an iconic Vietnam War photo
Bangladesh Bloggers

Bloggers under fire: The fatal consequences of free thinking in Bangladesh

Bloggers under fire: The fatal consequences of free thinking in Bangladesh
Sebastian Cevallos

Tweets land political leader a jail term

Tweets land political leader a jail term
Filmmaker Zhu Rikun in his home village, Huang Niu Tian, Guangdong province in January, 2014.

This year, films from the Beijing Independent Film Festival will be screened in New York

The festival, and filmmakers like Zhu Rikun, finds a new home amidst intense crackdowns in China.

This year, films from the Beijing Independent Film Festival will be screened in New York
People's Daily

China's state newspaper has over 5 million Facebook fans — even though Facebook is banned in China.

It's a few million Facebook likes behind BBC World News, but still, the question is how — or what percentage comes from robots. Or zombies. Or the "abstract patriotism" of Chinese who live overseas.

China's state newspaper has over 5 million Facebook fans — even though Facebook is banned in China.
Artist Ai Weiwei stands in an exact replica of the cell where he was detained by the Chinese government for roughly three months in 2011.

Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening

As the market for movies and entertainment grows in China, both American and Chinese productions face difficult questions when it comes to Chinese government censorship. But figuring out if things are getting better or worse is harder than it appears.

Will Hollywood self-censor to get around Chinese restrictions? It’s already happening
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at left, poses outside his studio for a photograph with his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, in July 2012.

Why the world's elite are afraid to call out China on its human rights record

China is sending a chilling message to citizens who might dare to question government policies with the prosecution of a well-known human rights lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang. But just try mentioning his name in a place like Davos.

Why the world's elite are afraid to call out China on its human rights record
The copies of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seen in their Paris newsroom on February 9, 2006. In this and other issues, the magazine published cartoons that angered Muslims.

To publish or not to publish? It's a tough question for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

There's something missing from most of the media coverage about the murderous attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo: the very cartoons that may have provoked the attack. And the decision to hold them back has sparked a fierce debate in the media world.

To publish or not to publish? It's a tough question for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Protesters stand behind a photo of a victim of self-immolation during a 2012 march in New York City in support of Tibet.

A prominent Tibetan activist thinks Facebook deleted her post to cozy up to China

Beijing-based Tsering Woeser has been documenting Tibetan self-immolation protests online for the past few years. But she says Facebook has now deleted one of her posts, and not for the reasons of graphic content that they've given her.

A prominent Tibetan activist thinks Facebook deleted her post to cozy up to China
Cast members Christian Bale and Maria Valverde pose for photographs as they arrive for the film world premiere of "Exodus: Gods and Kings" in Madrid, Spain.

Egyptian censors say 'no' to the new Exodus blockbuster

"Exodus: Gods and Kings" has earned awful reviews from Western critics, but it got even worse treatment in Egypt: an outright ban thanks to "historical inaccuracies." It's far from the first film to be banned on those grounds, and that applies to European nations as well.

Egyptian censors say 'no' to the new Exodus blockbuster
James Franco and Seth Rogen pose during the premiere of the film "The Interview" in Los Angeles on December 11, 2014.

Despite threats, 'The Interview' will actually hit (select) theaters on Christmas Day

Grab your popcorn: "The Interview" will be showing in select theaters on Christmas Day after Sony decided to reverse its decision to show the movie in the wake of threats and a hacking scandal. But even brief success may give countries like North Korea a blueprint for future attacks.

Despite threats, 'The Interview' will actually hit (select) theaters on Christmas Day
US social media companies Facebook and Twitter are blocked in China, and looking for a way to break into the fast growing market.

China's Internet censor-in-chief gets a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters

Washington has taken an increasingly harder line with China on the issues of computer hacking and online censorship. But when the country’s top official for Internet policy – Mr. Lu Wei – visited the office of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, he got a warm reception.

China's Internet censor-in-chief gets a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters
Jingjing and Chacha

Harvard researchers went undercover to reveal Chinese censorship tactics on the Internet

We all know about the so-called ‘Great Firewall of China,” the half-joking term for the barrier set up to prevent Western media from being consumed in China. And most of us assume there is a great deal of additional censorship with China itself. But until Gary King of Harvard University found a way to peer directly at the inner workings of Chinese censorship, no one knew exactly how it was done or what the Chinese were most serious about censoring.

Harvard researchers went undercover to reveal Chinese censorship tactics on the Internet