A Hong Kong media tycoon, known for his ardent opposition to China, was arrested on Friday over his role in a pro-democracy protest last year, the police said, dealing another blow to the city’s independent media.
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This op-ed for @washingtonpost argues that the Egyptian President's ban on mahraganat is part of a larger ban on "any cultural expression that challenge[s] its exalted image of Egypt": https://wapo.st/1f8EAMC. See PEN America's statement on the ban here: https://bit.ly/2T8TxFZ.

At the request of the Chinese government, @Shutterstock has started censoring searches by users based in China for politically volatile subjects. Employees who disagree with the blacklist on free speech grounds have been dismissed. https://nbcnews.to/3884LhZ