Censorship

Being a stand-up comic can be a dangerous job in Pakistan, where being outspoken about beliefs can make one vulnerable to state action, claims of heresy and even violent attacks.

Towards the end of 2020, the Nepalese Police ordered the arrest of rapper Vten for using derogatory words against the police. In this episode of VWN’s ‘Censored’, VTen explains why he plans to continue to make music true to himself.

Publix censors home school graduation cake by printing "Summa --- Laude" on it.

Sandy Kim talks XXX, her provocative series that started as a personal photo diary & confronts the nature of censorship.

On this episode of VICE’s Foreign Film Club we go behind the scenes of China’s OBMs, or Online Big Movies. These online films bypass China’s restrictive censorship laws and are the playground for up and coming filmmakers.

VICE News visits a live streaming factory in Wuhan to find out how the business works, and spends a day with Huan Huan, a young woman who goes live a couple of hours a day, showing no skin, and rakes in up to $20,000 a month.

The Creators Project travels to Miami to meet Trevor Paglen, an artist, experimental geographer, and counter-surveillance researcher most known for his long distance pictures of secret military bases, and his contribution to Citizenfour.

LGBTQ activist and feminist Li Maizi (Ting Ting) was in jail for 37 days and is a victim of censorship in China.

The Creators Project heads to Stage Singapore check out the small island-nation's growing art scene and market.