Internet censorship in Sri Lanka is conducted under a variety of laws, judicial processes, regulations and more. In Sri Lanka, internet censorship is mostly...
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Censorship in South Asia can apply to books, movies, the Internet and other media. Censorship occurs on religious, moral and political grounds, which...
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Internet censorship is the legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. Censorship is most often applied...
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2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13. "Social media ban in Sri Lanka lifted". "Syria blocks Facebook in Internet crackdown". Reuters. 23 November 2007. "Tajikistan...
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The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව, Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva, Tamil: இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக்...
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This list of Internet censorship and surveillance by country provides information on the types and levels of Internet censorship and surveillance that...
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Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in...
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YouPorn (category Internet censorship in India)
statement". In July 2009 Sri Lanka blocked access to 12 porn web sites including YouPorn, RedTube, Xvideos and Xhamster. On July 25, 2009, Sri Lanka Chief Magistrate...
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Censorship in Israel is officially carried out by the Israeli Military Censor, a unit in the Israeli government officially tasked with carrying out preventive...
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The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; Tamil: இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika Rupavahini...
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Censorship by country collects information on censorship, Internet censorship, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and human rights by country and...
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TamilNet (category Sri Lankan Tamil politics)
current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War. The website was formed by members of the Sri Lankan Tamil community...
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transgender (LGBT) people in Sri Lanka face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Article 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, which dates...
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This list of Internet censorship and surveillance in Asia provides information on the types and levels of Internet censorship and surveillance that is...
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Censorship in the People's Republic of China is mandated by the PRC's ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is one of the strictest censorship...
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Television in Sri Lanka dates back to 1979. Television broadcasting, like other forms of media in the country, is generally divided along linguistic lines...
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Censorship in Turkey is regulated by domestic and international legislation, the latter (in theory) taking precedence over domestic law, according to...
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have, in general, both freedom of speech and a free and independent media, certain subject-matter is subject to various forms of government censorship. These...
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Internet censorship in Morocco was listed as selective in the social, conflict/security, and Internet tools areas and as no evidence in the political...
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television stations. They often engage in political debates. The use of the internet is a growing force within Sri Lanka, many of the newspapers now have online...
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and hindering progress. In a 1997 essay on Internet censorship, social commentator Michael Landier explains that censorship is counterproductive as it...
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Censorship in Japan has taken many forms throughout the history of the country. While Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan guarantees freedom of expression...
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Censorship in South Korea is implemented by various laws that were included in the constitution as well as acts passed by the National Assembly over the...
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Censorship is a long term issue in Malaysia which has become more apparent as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy. Despite having...
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Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers. Its Sunday counterpart is the Sunday Times....
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Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka have been counted in recent times as consisting of as little as 0.035% of the population to as high as 19.6%. It is likely...
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Radio broadcasting in Sri Lanka dates to 1923. Radio broadcasting, like other forms of media in Sri Lanka, is generally divided along linguistic lines...
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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 January 2015, two years ahead of schedule. Incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the ruling United...
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Censorship in India has taken various forms throughout its history. Although de jure the Constitution of India guarantees freedom of expression, de facto...
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North Korea ranks among some of the most extreme censorship in the world, with the government able to take strict control over communications. North Korea...
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