Kenya’s Film Classification Board this month banned a total of six animated cartoons, including Adventure Time and Steven Universe, from airing within the country because they were judged to be “pro-gay.” In a statement defending its action, the KFCB claimed…
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Tokyo Ghost HC & More Sci-Fi GNs Signed by Rick Remender, Brian K. Vaughan, David Lloyd, and More!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with some fantastic sci-fi titles, including the soon-to-be released Tokyo Ghost HC, signed by Rick Remender; V for Vendetta, signed by David Lloyd; Nameless, signed by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham; Y: The Last Man and Saga, signed by Brian…
CBLDF Joins Statement Against Revived Immigration Ban
Back in February shortly after the initial rollout of the immigration ban affecting nationals of seven majority-Muslim countries, CBLDF joined with more than thirty other cultural and human rights organizations to condemn the ban’s impact on artistic freedom, collaboration, and…
Florida Governor Signs School Censorship Bill into Law
Florida governor Rick Scott yesterday approved legislation that will facilitate challenges to classroom materials, allowing any county resident to lodge a challenge against textbooks or supplemental materials that they claim fail to present “a noninflammatory, objective, and balanced viewpoint on…
New TSA Rules May Require Books to be Scanned Separately
Air travel in the U.S. may be about to get a bit worse for the literate, as the Transportation Security Administration is reportedly testing a new requirement for passengers to remove books and other paper items from their carry-on luggage…
Daughter of Detained Bookseller Asks Foreign Governments to Pressure China
The daughter of Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, who has been held in an undisclosed location on the Chinese mainland since October 2015 on suspicion of trafficking in banned books, pleaded once again this week for the governments of Sweden…