(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) A New Delhi judge has agreed to hear a lawsuit against 21 social networking sites that would force them to censor material deemed offensive or controversial...

(LinkAsia: November 18, 2011) As one of the largest corruption scandals to hit India starts, people are wondering how this will affect Indian public life. In China, dissident artist Ai...

(LinkAsia: November 18, 2011) Dissident artist Ai Weiwei bursts into song, using homonyms to mock the Chinese government and its censors.

(LinkAsia: September 9, 2011) It is a criminal offense to criticize the royal family in Thailand, one that carries a jail sentence of up to 15 years. CJ Hinke,...

(LinkAsia: August 5, 2011) Chinese press pushes for more open, bold coverage of train crash in Wenzhou, despite risks and government censorship. Contributor: David Bandurski

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, regards China's increasing power as the "most important issue for the future of mankind." Soros aspires to work more closely...

In this Link TV special, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman speaks on censorship, her arrest at the 2008 Republican National Convention, the importance of independent media, and her career as...

In this Link TV special, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman speaks on censorship, her arrest at the 2008 Democratic convention, the importance of independent media, and her career as a...

This Al Jazeera English news update looks to Somalia, where U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was in talks to ward off a complete takeover of that troubled country by...

In this Al Jazeera English news update, Latin American countries call on Honduran military coup leaders to reinstate democracy and deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Also covered are reports of Taliban...

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: November 21, 2008) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has placed advertisements in several Israeli newspapers in an attempt to increase interest in an Arab peace plan for...

(Global Pulse: July 31, 2008) China promised journalists complete freedom at the Olympics. But the press found that crashing Beijing's great wall of censorship was an Olympic sport in itself...

(Global Pulse: May 23, 2008) A 7.9 magnitude earthquake decimates central China. In a startling move, the government allows 24/7 coverage of the catastrophe. News media, used to strict control,...