Censored for the common good! http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:18:34 GMT Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Call for information about the whereabouts of footage lost from Hammer classics http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Looking_for_Horrors_in_Your_Attic_7309 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Looking_for_Horrors_in_Your_Attic_7309 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA dismiss whinges about TV advert for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Distressed_Dragon_6394 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Distressed_Dragon_6394 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Ofcom censors Swedish TV reality programme http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Worried_Parents_4022 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Worried_Parents_4022 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT EU asks the European Court of Justice to examine the ACTA treaty (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Copyright_vs_Free_Expression_5730 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Copyright_vs_Free_Expression_5730 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA whinge at Scruffs workwear ad featuring the ultimate lads' bash http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Scruffs_and_Censors_5996 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Scruffs_and_Censors_5996 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Oops, Comedy Central shows the 15 rated version of the Dukes of Hazzard at 6pm http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Censorship_Hazzard_6499 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Censorship_Hazzard_6499 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Banned sex education book, Where Did I Come From, by Peter Mayle (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Malaysia_Corrupted_by_Sex_Education_Book_5439 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Malaysia_Corrupted_by_Sex_Education_Book_5439 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ITV hastily cut short Adele's speech at the Brit Awards resulting in a raised finger http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Adele_Blurred_7428 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Adele_Blurred_7428 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Paddy Power bets on controversy http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Stallions_Mares_or_Geldings_2968 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Stallions_Mares_or_Geldings_2968 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Channel 4 adverts wind up about 100 complainers (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Bigger_Fatter_Gypsier_3873 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Bigger_Fatter_Gypsier_3873 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Clothing store Mossimo's Peep Show promotion http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Collective_Shout_Recommend_4177 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Collective_Shout_Recommend_4177 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Ofcom clear Jeremy Clarkson's joke about shooting striking civil servants http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Ofcom_Firing_Squad_Stands_Down_6814 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Ofcom_Firing_Squad_Stands_Down_6814 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Dario Argento's giallo released on ArrowDrome R2 DVD http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Cat_ONine_Tails_4606 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Cat_ONine_Tails_4606 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Scrap Public Entertainment Licence Fees (Petition) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Public_Exhibitions_and_Events_Censored_by_Licence_Fees_3724 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Public_Exhibitions_and_Events_Censored_by_Licence_Fees_3724 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Orange UK are blocking French digital rights campaign group (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Blocking_Watching_5423 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Blocking_Watching_5423 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Details provided about Malta's new film censors (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#New_for_Old_4303 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#New_for_Old_4303 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Prime minister calls for ban of internet porn (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Freedom_of_Speech_Breached_in_Egypt_4108 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Freedom_of_Speech_Breached_in_Egypt_4108 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Indian music channel suspended for a week as punishment for airing sexy videos http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#SS_Censors_7103 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#SS_Censors_7103 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Tracking worldwide cases of bloggers under fire (Campaign) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Threatened_Voices_4385 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Threatened_Voices_4385 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Research finds a lifestyle of watching movies correlates with a lifestyle of drinking alcohol http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Alcohol_in_the_Movies_8575 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Alcohol_in_the_Movies_8575 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Inspirational censorship featuring the 'Melon Farmers' TV Version now released on region B Blu-ray (Updated) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Repo_Man_8871 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Repo_Man_8871 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Advert censor clears whinges about advert for Tamara Ecclestone TV documentary http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Uncovered_Cover_Girl_Modestly_Covered_7319 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Uncovered_Cover_Girl_Modestly_Covered_7319 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New Zealand feminist group starts up with a campaign against supposedly sexist beer adverts http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Retro_Sexist_8462 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Retro_Sexist_8462 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT We don't believe in censorship...BUT... http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Indias_Shameful_Film_Censor_3021 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Indias_Shameful_Film_Censor_3021 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Philippines passes bill with extreme penalties for cybersex http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dangerous_Philippines_5630 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dangerous_Philippines_5630 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Sri Lanka to introduce a bill to pre-censor song lyrics and TV dramas http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Music_Censors_6047 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Music_Censors_6047 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Sky EPG censors Crown of Thornes http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Crpples_Bds_and_Censored_Words_2961 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Crpples_Bds_and_Censored_Words_2961 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Morocco bans Spanish newspaper over a caricature of King Mohammed (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dangerous_Caricatures_5991 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dangerous_Caricatures_5991 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Advert censor clears mildly sexy adverts displayed at tube stations http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Oh_Dear_Marks_Ad_Not_Even_Sexy_Enough_to_be_Banned_by_the_ASA_6288 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Oh_Dear_Marks_Ad_Not_Even_Sexy_Enough_to_be_Banned_by_the_ASA_6288 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Media industry bid to take control of the internet thwarted by Canada's Supreme Court (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Hands_Off_the_Internet_7664 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Hands_Off_the_Internet_7664 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Parents_Television_Council_Recommend_2640 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Parents_Television_Council_Recommend_2640 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New Zealand unbans the book Bloody Mama and hopefully apologises for all the police hassle caused to an innocent book seller (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Old_Time_Censors_11126 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Old_Time_Censors_11126 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New US DVD release for Robert Mulligan's crime drama http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Nickel_Ride_4615 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Nickel_Ride_4615 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA censure double glazing advert ludicrously claiming 'serious' offence (Updated) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Politically_Correct_Censor_Objects_6650 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Politically_Correct_Censor_Objects_6650 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA censures bollox claims about incredible powers of a religious locket http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Magic_Locket_6653 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Magic_Locket_6653 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT China jails adult webmaster for 10 years (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Heavy_Handed_Repression_3429 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Heavy_Handed_Repression_3429 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New UK DVD release for Don Sharp's classic Hammer vampire film http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Kiss_of_the_Vampire_5466 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Kiss_of_the_Vampire_5466 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Peta adverts do a grand wind up job with wives enjoying getting knocked about by their super virile vegan partners (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Modern_Day_Popeyes_Get_Super_Virile_on_Spinach_10271 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Modern_Day_Popeyes_Get_Super_Virile_on_Spinach_10271 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT A man has been jailed for allegedly offensive comments on Facebook (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#So_Much_for_Free_Speech_Rights_to_Offend_5912 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#So_Much_for_Free_Speech_Rights_to_Offend_5912 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Obscenity by Bruce LaBruce http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Francisco_Franco_Foundation_Recommends_2458 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_Francisco_Franco_Foundation_Recommends_2458 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Music distributor pulls out of Kuwait citing censorship (Updated) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Kuwait_Goes_GaGa_5258 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Kuwait_Goes_GaGa_5258 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New region free UK Blu-ray release from Arrow http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Red_Scorpion_3999 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Red_Scorpion_3999 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA whinges at another minor sex reference in a trader ad http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#DIY_Widespread_Offence_5011 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#DIY_Widespread_Offence_5011 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Scottish publicans ask government to clarify exactly what songs, chants and banter is banned by the new football and sectarianism law (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Here_We_Go_Here_We_Go_Here_We_Go_12034 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Here_We_Go_Here_We_Go_Here_We_Go_12034 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Lawyer warns that the 'right to be forgotten' will surely lead to internet censorship (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Searching_for_a_Threat_to_Free_Speech_7629 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Searching_for_a_Threat_to_Free_Speech_7629 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Tunisian court appeal trying to prevent the country slipping back to bad old ways of internet censorship delayed (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Hanging_on_to_Freedom_10300 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Hanging_on_to_Freedom_10300 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Moroccan sentenced to 3 years in jail for criticism of the king (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_King_is_Inviolable_5462 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#The_King_is_Inviolable_5462 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT ASA whinges that a Ryanair bikini advert supposedly caused widespread offence (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Budget_Censors_7161 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Budget_Censors_7161 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Australian bill to introduce an adult ratings for games clears the first step (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Level__7003 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Level__7003 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Netherlands and Bulgaria register dissent against the one-sided ACTA treaty (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Human_Rights_Violations_6934 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Human_Rights_Violations_6934 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT UK follows the US lead and seizes domain of site accused of copyright violation (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dominion_over_Domains_7112 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Dominion_over_Domains_7112 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New ArrowDrome DVD release of blaxploitation cult classic http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Penitentiary_and_Penitentiary_II_5380 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Penitentiary_and_Penitentiary_II_5380 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Chinese TV censors ban foreign programming during prime time (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Vigilant_Censors_5593 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Vigilant_Censors_5593 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Le Nouvel Observateur magazine banned in Morocco (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Observing_Censorship_4505 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Observing_Censorship_4505 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT The European Commission voices grave concerns about democracy in Hungary (Update) http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Media_Control_Freakery_6785 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Media_Control_Freakery_6785 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT Spanish public TV station refuses ads encouraging parents to sign up their kids for religious education at school http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Bishops_Discouraged_10392 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Bishops_Discouraged_10392 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:01 GMT New Chief Executive at Index on Censorship http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Reindexed_3875 http://www.censorwatch.co.uk/cw_latest.htm#Reindexed_3875