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China: Doctoral Student Accuses SARFT of Movie Censorship

Dong Yanbin, a doctoral student in China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), accused Beijing UME international movie theater and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) of castrating Ang Lee’s blockbuster Lust,Cautio... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Fri, Nov 16 2007

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14 Nov 07 visit China: Law PhD Sues Over Cuts to Lust, Caution  »  Global Voices Joel Martinsen from DANWEI reports on the legal action by a law PhD student, Dong Yanbin, against UME International Cineplex and SARFT over the edited Mainland Chinese version of Lust, Caution.
02 Jan 08 visit China: Erotic Film Banned from Movie Awards  »  Global Voices The Chinese censorship board body, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), has banned producers of erotic movies, including their directors and leading actors, from participation in domestic film awards. — more from Kenneth...
01 Jan 08 visit Erotic filmmakers banned from movie awards  »  Shanghaiist A new directive by the Chinese censorship board, also known as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), has banned producers of erotic movies, including their directors and leading actors, from participation in domestic film awards....
11 Oct 07 visit 2,000 sex-related ads dropped from Chinese television and radio  »  People's Daily About 2,000 advertisements adjudged to be sexually suggestive have been dropped from television and radio broadcast across China over the past two weeks, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said on Wednesday. ...
04 Jun 08 visit Extra! Extra! 56.com shutdown, 184 aftershocks in 24 hours and the running teacher  »  Shanghaiist Kaiser Kuo of the Ogilvy China Digital Watch breaks the news: Video sharing site 56.com has been temporarily shut down by "the Guangdong provincial branch of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT), acting on orders from SARFT...

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