Censorship

The story of Ai Weiwei’s arrest in his own words

The whole of China is a potential ready-made for the controversial artist

Published online: 22 May 2013

 
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Censorship row breaks out in Switzerland over photobook

Zurich court bans book after church members file legal complaint

Published online: 27 March 2013

Egypt’s art world rallies to defend freedom of expression

Artists, curators, critics and academics fear new constitution threatens censorship of the arts and culture

Published online: 24 January 2013

The Egyptian constitution and the threat to freedom of expression

Activists fear vague language will allow for extreme interpretations of the law and give clerics too much political power

Published online: 24 January 2013

After Islamist riots triggered by contemporary art fair, tensions remain high in Tunis

Art world professionals say the Ministry of Culture should do more to safeguard artists

Published online: 11 July 2012

Before Facebook censors us, we’ll do it ourselves

Swedish photography gallery is latest to cover up explicit work

Published online: 15 September 2011

Strong stuff at the IOC

Despite a series of wry one-liners from Adrian Searle, the Guardian’s chief art critic (who noted that Damien Hirst’s photographic...