Content tagged Censorship
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- IFLA Statement on Censorship (2019)
On the 20th anniversary of IFLA's Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom, IFLA has published a new statement, offering further guidance and support to members facing censorship...
Publication - 25 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Internet censorship, filtering and rating
Some links to basic reports, articles and other documents on internet content regulation in general and on filtering and rating in libraries - and the intellectual freedom implications of such...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Resource Guides, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Finnish Research Project Censorship and Control in the Internet Age
In terms of freedom of expression, the last few years represent a historical transition period. This transition has left a permanent imprint on the media, communications, political history and...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Resource Guides, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lex Snowden – a Finnish Citizen Initiative to support whistleblowers’ protection
The leaks of Edward Snowden have raised a range of different responses and reactions against ubiquitous surveillance and led to calls to strengthen users’ rights and protection on the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Finland, Freedom of information, Videos, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IMMI – Icelandic grassroots innovation to legislation
Interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir from Kirjastokaista Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since the...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Videos, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- 2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, IFLA and the Information Society, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Outreach, Peace, Resource discovery, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- 2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report
Publication - 2 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)
- Internet for People: IFLA signs onto joint letter to G20 Presidency
IFLA has added its name to a letter to Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina and host of the G20 – a gathering of the governments of the world’s biggest economies. The letter sets out...
News - 17 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Internet governance, Privacy, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Declaración del Secretario General de la IFLA en la reforma mexicana de derechos de autor
En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en México y en todo el mundo, considero preocupante el texto del proyecto de ley recientemente votado en el Senado mexicano. El texto en cuesti...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Secretary General's Statement on the Mexican copyright reform (2018)
On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about a reform recently voted in the Mexican Senate. The law in question would allow for articles,...
Publication - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Declaración del Secretario General de la IFLA en la reforma mexicana de derechos de autor
La declaración presentada a continuación fue hecha por el Secretario General de la IFLA el día 4 de Mayo de 2018. En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en M...
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Secretary General's Statement on the Mexican copyright reform
The following statement is made by IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on 4 May 2018 On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about...
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Colloquium on Fake News and Disinformation Online
The European Union is looking to establish what sort of response, if any, should be made to the phenomenon of 'fake news' on the Internet. With some countries having decided to introduce...
Event - 21 February 2018
Tags: Censorship, Europe, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), Newspapers, Seminar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Library History SIG at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur
Library History SIG at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur Session Theme: Transform Libraries. Transform Societies: Library outreach to marginalized populations: historical perspectives...
News - 6 February 2018
Tags: Censorship, Change management, Digital libraries, Malaysia
- Emptying Libraries Weakens Democracy – IFLA Statement on the Destruction of Library Books in Turkey
The below statement was agreed by the IFLA Executive Committee on 5 December 2017: IFLA is deeply concerned by the announcement of the destruction of 140 000 books held by public-...
News - 9 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Turkey, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Open Access, Public Access, Meaningful Access: Libraries heard at WSIS Forum and Human Rights Council
Article 19 of the Universal Convention on Human Rights offers freedom of access to information for all. This freedom has long been at the heart of the work of libraries. ...
News - 19 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Bring the Persecution of Librarians to an End: IFLA President Donna Scheeder on the Judgement in the Case of Natalya Sharina
Ever since her arrest in October 2015, IFLA has followed closely the case of Natalya Sharina, the former librarian of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. Natalya was accused of inciting...
News - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Russian Federation, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Natalya Sharina Judgement: Statement by IFLA President Donna Scheeder
IFLA President Donna Scheeder made the following statement on the judgement in the case of Natalya Sharina on 12 June 2017: IFLA has been following with concern the case of Natalya Sharina...
Informational Page - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Natalya Sharina Judgement: Statement by IFLA President Donna Scheeder
IFLA President Donna Scheeder made the following statement on the judgement in the case of Natalya Sharina on 12 June 2017: IFLA has been following with concern the case of Natalya Sharina...
Informational Page - 13 June 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015: Access, Development and Transformation
IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG CFP 2015 Developing Equitable Access for LGBTQ Library Users According to...
News - 16 December 2014
Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practice, Censorship, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged people, Freedom of information, International cooperation, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Social inclusion, Society, Success stories
- Opening up to the world — participatory IFLA programs for children's and young adults' libraries
Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adults’ reading: evaluation Carolynn Rankin (Leeds, UK) Sister Libraries...
Informational Page - 6 October 2014
Tags: Censorship, Communities of practice, Networking, Professional development, Reading, Young adults
- New FAIFE videos explore the emerging Internet surveillance environment
Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since 2013’s leaks regarding online spying by various security agencies, the global dimensions...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Lex Snowden – a Finnish Citizen Initiative to support whistleblowers’ protection
The leaks of Edward Snowden have raised a range of different responses and reactions against ubiquitous surveillance and led to calls to strengthen users’ rights and protection on the...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IMMI – Icelandic grassroots innovation to legislation
Interview with Birgitta Jónsdóttir from Kirjastokaista Increased Internet censorship and surveillance has been an emerging trend over the last decade. Since the...
News - 11 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Surveillance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Policing the Internet is not a Job for a Corporation
[PDF] In light of recent legislation in the US (SOPA and PIPA), and a decision last week in the Netherlands that orders Dutch ISPs to block access to the Pirate Bay website, this...
Publication - 18 January 2012
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Banned Books video calendar is rolling
The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland, and IFLA's FAIFE (Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) Committee have together created the world's first Banned Books video calendar...
News - 14 December 2011
Tags: Censorship, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- The First Banned Books Video Calendar is Ready!
The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland and FAIFE (IFLA Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) have together created the world's first Banned Books...
News - 1 December 2011
Tags: Access to knowledge, Censorship, Freedom to read, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- An attempt to understand what the proposed Internet filtering system in Turkey means
[PDF] As of March 2011, Reporters Without Borders would include Turkey on its 2011 list of 16 countries "under surveillance" (the less serious of two Internet censorship lists...
Publication - 19 November 2011
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Intellectual Freedom across the Globe
Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of three webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to information...
Event - 24 October 2011
Tags: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Webinar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- What is the effect of WikiLeaks for Freedom of Information?
[PDF] Introduction WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization working for transparency which publishes news leaks based on their ethical, historical and political significance....
Publication - 18 January 2011
Tags: Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Loida Garcia-Febo Elected Chair of ALA IFRT
FAIFE Committee Member Loida Garcia-Febo, has just been elected Vice Chair/ Chair Elect of the American Library Associations Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT). Below are details...
News - 5 August 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Associations, Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, United States, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)