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Hong Kong Arrests Bookstore Owner Over Jimmy Lai Biography as Security Rules Tighten

The case signals a sharper turn in Hong Kong's use of security laws to police books and speech.

Russia Opens Criminal Probe Into Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Over Alleged Terrorism Assistance

Police Seize Satirical Posters, Declare Canberra Bar a Crime Scene Under New Hate‑Symbol Law

Roskomnadzor to Impose Progressive Restrictions on Telegram

Sánchez Rebukes Tech Billionaires After Musk’s Attacks Over Spain’s Online Safety Plan

Moscow Postpones Trial of German Satirist Jacques Tilly to January 28

U.S. Blocks Visas for Breton and Four European NGO Figures Over Censorship Accusations

BBC Keeps Editing Rules As Trump Sues for Up to $10 Billion Over Panorama Edit

PEN America Names 'Looking for Alaska' Most-Banned Book as 2024–25 School Bans Climb

Più Libri Più Liberi Closes With Lower Attendance as Far-Right Publisher Spurs 2026 Ban Push

State Department Orders Tougher Visa Screening for Fact-Checkers and Content Moderators Under 'Censorship' Policy

Pakistan Hands UK Extradition Dossiers for Shehzad Akbar and Adil Raja

Indiana School Cancels 'Between the Lines' as Picoult Cites Parent Complaint

West Point Sued by Longtime Professor Over Policy Limiting Faculty Speech

Harvard Rises in 2025 Free-Speech Rankings as Barnard Falls to Last

Pallavi Joshi Denounces Kolkata Trailer Shutdown as The Bengal Files Targets Sept. 5 Theatrical Debut

Bendigo Writers Festival Founder Condemns ‘Authoritarian’ Conduct Directive

Grok Reinstated on X After Suspension Over 'Genocide' Claim

Kashmir Police Intensify Seizures in Rajouri to Enforce 25-Book Ban

Leila Aboulela Wins 2025 PEN Pinter Prize