Articles with tag: censorship

Pakistani Media to Face Wrath of the Government

Saeed Minhas Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 164

Eleven new amendments have been introduced in the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which would help the Musharaff regime to control the electronic media including TV channels, Internet and mobile TVs.

Sex and Censorship in the Cinema

Abdul Mustafa Dec 7, 2006 interacts: 78

There is a growing trend in cinema, especially so-called Independent and World Cinema, to show real sex on screen. This trend is especially true in Europe and raises the interesting question of censorship and its value and place in a civilised society.

Pakistan Bans Blogspot

Kyla Pasha Mar 5, 2006 interacts: 46

I don’t know what appalls me more: the sheer idiocy of such a blanket ban; the horror that someone thinks they’ve just struck a blow for Islam; or this insidious thought that, in Pakistan, we have no rights, only privileges

Censorship

Janil Jean Apr 6, 2005 interacts: 5

There are no organized measures or standards by which these arts are being banned. Any one who has an objection need only to voice their concern, before the “offending” artwork is banned from public display.

Enduring Operation Freedom

Shahid Mahmood Dec 2, 2003 interacts: 43

The work documented American knee-jerk reprisals since September 11th.