B ook bans are skyrocketing in America, finds a new report from PEN America, a non-profit organization that champions free ...

Maryland schools banned 64 books in the last school year, tied with South Carolina for ninth-most in the nation, according to ...

The Satanic Verses, criticised by some Muslims as blasphemous, was banned in India shortly after its release, sparking protests worldwide. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for ...

Lord of the Rings, stories about Christmas and Easter, and nearly all books containing pictures of animals wearing clothes are on the list of reading mater ...

Finally, and perhaps strangest of all, was the inclusion of "Where’s Waldo?" by Martin Handford. This children’s book has gained popularity as kids all over the world have sought to find Waldo in ...

State media outlets in the provinces of Kandahar, Takhar and Maidan Wardak have been advised "not to air or show images of anything with a soul – meaning people and animals", said Arab News, months ...

In a time of deep political divides, library staff across the country are facing an overwhelming number of book ban attempts. In 2023 alone, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual ...

Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules ...

Some parents sued after the district removed 56 books before a formal review process; seven of the books remain off school ...

This spike coincides with new censorship laws enacted in Republican-led states. During the 2023-2024 academic year, nearly 10,000 books were banned in US public schools-a threefold increase from ...

Banned books include the life-affirming children's picture book Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and The Hate U Give by ...