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CATEGORY: Religion and Culture
“The Hindus” are anything but “law-abiding citizens”
The Hindu fundamentalists’ falsehood is malicious, not Wendy Doniger’s interpretation. Saurav Datta writes
The art of protest in Euromaidan
During protests, street-art became a barometer of social consciousness. Scrawled words and images reflect changing attitudes and a disdain for authority. Morgan Meaker writes
Article 19 publishes guidelines on hate speech and LGBTI people
A policy paper published by Article 19 has provided guidelines to help establish the difference between hate speech and freedom of expression
On FIFA, shirt message bans and controversy
Let’s just ban the controversy before it happens. It’s easier that way, Milana Knezevic writes
Penguin India’s pulping of controversial title roils authors
Indian authors and columnists have condemned Penguin India’s decision to pulp all remaining copies of American author Wendy Doniger’s controversial book. Mahima Kaul reports
Censorship and university student unions
Degree leader Matt Grimes asks why censorship issues have arisen at UK universities — the very places that should be open to competing ideas and consistency.
Burma: The art of transition
The Art of Transition Symposium in Yangon was a significant event in the unfolding drive towards democracy in Burma, providing a public platform to discuss how changing political and social conditions are affecting artistic freedoms.
Turkey: Artistic freedom and censorship
Limitations and challenges to freedom of expression and of assembly in Turkey have – once again – come to international attention over the past year. But despite this, censorship of the arts is often unreported.
Turkey: Artists engaged in Kurdish rights struggle face limits on free expression
A companion report: Developments in cultural policy and its effects on freedom of the arts, Ankara As we have shown in previous publications, artists engaged in the Kurdish rights struggle are differentially affected by limitations to freedom of...