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Tag: Obscenity

Tag Archives: Obscenity

29Apr/17

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia

April 29, 2017InternetAccess control, Ankara, Block, Block of Wikipedia in Turkey, Censorship in Turkey, Countries, Country: Turkey, Geography of Asia, Human sexuality, Internet censorship, Internet censorship in the United Kingdom, Internet censorship in Turkey, Internet Watch Foundation, Obscenity, Technology/Internet, Turkey, Turkey Blocks, Web blocking in the United Kingdom, Western Asia, Wikipediasmbale

Turkey blocks access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, citing a law allowing it to ban access to websites deemed obscene or a threat to national security.
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09May/16

Japanese Artist Megumi Igarashi

Vagina figurines ruled ‘pop art’

May 9, 2016ArtAngela Moore, Artist, Censorship, Human reproduction, Human sexuality, Japan, Law/Crime, Manga artists, Megumi, Megumi Igarashi, Nude art, Obscenity, Obscenity law, Sexuality and society, Tokyo, Vagina, Visual artssmbale

A Japanese court says models of an artist’s vagina are art, not obscenity. Angela Moore reports. Continue reading →

15Apr/15

Japan artist on trial over vagina art

April 15, 2015Human InterestEri Shibata, Human reproduction, Human sexuality, Humans, Japan, Megumi Igarashi, Obscenity, Obscenity law, Pornography, Tokyo, Vagina, Vagina and vulva in artsmbale

Japan artist on trial over vagina art says fighting for free expression.

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