Arts & Humanities Censorship
| Freedom Rings on WikiLeaks.org A San Francisco, California, Federal District Court judge rescinds a ban on website WikiLeaks.org. The controversial website was imposed after a Swiss Bank opposed the posting of internal bank documents on the site. Previously, the court had deactivated the domain name which is the equivalent to pulling the life line to an internet website. |
| Spain’s 1985 Ban on Poll Publishing Undemocratic Many residents of Spain consider a 1985 Ban on Pollsters from publishing results for at least one week prior to General Elections as an example of everything that is undemocratic in their country. This label and verbal complaints were lodged despite the ban having been in existence for more than 20 years in Spain. |