British broadcasters defy Afghan media blackout
British broadcasters have not changed their plans for covering the Afghan election after the country’s government ordered media organisations not to report on any violence during the polls. The BBC...
View ArticleChina tightens television censorship
Hunan Broadcasting System, one of China’s largest television networks, has told the Financial Times it will reduce entertainment content and revamp its programming to comply with new government...
View ArticleBangladesh: New broadcast law enforcing censorship
Bangladesh‘s government has passed a new broadcast law which will censor TV programmes and movies. The law, which will go into effect in three months’ time, prevents the broadcasting of content...
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Macedonia: media freedom sliding backwards
The International Partnership Group of freedom of expression organisations visited Macedonia last month to assess the state of media freedom in the country. Mike Harris reports on the findings In...
View ArticleOfcom revokes Press TV’s UK licence
Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of Iranian broadcaster Press TV. In December Press TV was fined £100,000 for broadcasting a 2009 interview with journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari, who was then...
View ArticleChile: TV journalist suspended for satirising Pinochet tribute
A Chilean TV journalist has been suspended after making satirical remarks about a tribute to the country’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet. After an interview with the tribute’s organiser Juan...
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Indian broadcasters draw bans for stepping over obscenity lines
Recent decisions by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have raised questions about the country’s approach to broadcasting regulation. Mahima Kaul reports Comedy Central ran afoul of...
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Ugandan government demands free radio and TV time
(Photo illustration: Shutterstock) Under a new set of strict media regulations, all Ugandan broadcasting houses will be required make at least one hour a week fully available for government agents,...
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Legendary radio service kicked off airwaves
Last week was a painful one for free speech in Russia. Tens of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Moscow bureau journalists were fired within two days. First an entire internet department, then radio...
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Editorial: Talking shop
The number of people listening to radio stations is on the rise, and with the arrival of podcasting this old form of media is having a rebirth, argues Rachael Jolley A retro style digital microphone....
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Index condemns the removal of Radio Television Hong Kong’s director of...
Photo: Baycrest Index on Censorship has condemned the removal today of the director of broadcasting of Radio Television Hong Kong from his post and his replacement with a civil servant approved by the...
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