âThe Kite Runnerâ Film Outlawed in Afghanistan
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The Culture Ministry has quietly banned the import of the film based on the best-selling novel about childhood betrayal, ethnic tension and sexual predation in Afghanistan.
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Authorities in China ban an award-winning film already censored for its sexually explicit content.
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Indonesia's resort island  of Bali has banned screenings of a film on the 2002 bombings  there because it could "reopen old wounds," a provincial film  board official said on Thursday.
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Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election closed on Saturday without any of the feared large-scale violence but the vote was thrown into turmoil instead by a boycott called by most of the candidates.
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US rapper Busta Rhymes is banned from the set of a film he is appearing in after police raised security fears.
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Afghanistan has banned the import and exhibition of "The Kite Runner", a film about the troubled friendship of two Afghan boys, on the grounds that it could incite violence.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan government on Thursday blamed drug smugglers - not Taliban or al-Qaida fighters - for a bomb attack on interim leader Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running mate, saying the country's landmark el ections are a threat to their business.    The attack Wednesday in the mountainous northeastern poppy-growing region of Badakhshan killed one person and wounded at least five others - including the former governor...
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Woh Lamhe which is slated to release on the 29th of September is under Censor scrutiny.
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Text of editorial entitled "Freedom of expression, the government's most notable achievement" published by Afghan state- run newspaper Etefaq-e Eslam on 6 March  The freedom of expression currently enjoyed by the media is one the most notable achievements of the government.
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Pair deported after Kabul government denounces them for 'negotiating' with Taliban
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DVD copies of the movie âRambo,â starring and directed by Sylvester Stallone, below, are much in demand in Myanmar but very had to find, Agence France-Presse reported. That is because the police there have banned the film, in which Mr. Stallone portrays a Vietnam War veteran battling soldiers of the military junta that rules the country. âPolice have warned me I could go to jail for up to seven years if I sell the latest Rambo film,â said a DVD vendor who declined to be identified. Another seller said that at least 20 customers asked for it every day. One democracy advocate, who declined to say how he obtained a copy, said, âI watched the movie at home with my family and gave it to my friends because I wanted them to see it.â.
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The country is cracking down on reporters, activists, Christians and now a filmmaker. Many say the motivation is to silence dissenters in advance of the 2008 Olympics
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Oggi il corteo per la liberazione del giornalista rapito in Afghanistan dai talebani e accusato di essere una spia
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What happened after Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini finally returned to Afghanistan
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An issue of US magazine Newsweek is banned in Pakistan for an article on a murdered Dutch film-maker.
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Israel's High Court defeats a new bid to ban a documentary about Israel's invasion of Jenin refugee camp.
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Hamid Karzai announced a boycott, saying a system to prevent illegal multiple voting had failed. The JEMB said on Monday it was investigating the complaints.