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Name: "From Here to Eternity" altered from Jones's original novel   [ Edit ]

Date: 1951 - 1975

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Film Video

Artist: James Jones, author, and Fred Zinnemann, film producer

Confronting Bodies: The 1950s film censors, the U.S. Un-American Activities Commission, McCarthyists

Date of Action: 1950s

Specific Location: United States

Description of Artwork: James Jones's novel, turned film by Fred Zinnemann, "From Here to Eternity," portray's the U.S. Army in Hawaii on the eve of World War II. The film is best known for it's scene including Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster embracing on a Hawaiian beach.



Description of Incident: Several scenes were removed from Jones's narrative and Zinnemann's production. One which included a brothel, that was turned into a club where soldiers merely drank and danced with women. In another more significant alteration, the 8-year-old son of Kerr's character was removed and replaced by presentiment about her chastity taken on because of her husband's past infidelities. The filmmakers were reluctant to suggest that Kerr's maternal character would have a love affair.



Results of Incident: The story and subsidiary scenes were altered for the film's production.



Source: The New York Times

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, December 1, 2003

Date Edited


Name: portnoy`s complaint by philip roth copyright@1967 random house congress catalog number 69-16414    [ Edit ]

Date: 1951 - 1975

Location: North America

Subject: Explicit Sexuality ,Other

Medium: Literature

Artist: philip roth random house new york random house toronto canada

Confronting Bodies: unkown

Date of Action: 1969

Specific Location: unkown

Description of Artwork: n/a



Description of Incident: unkown



Results of Incident: cannot find any info on the auther/book



Source: copy

Submitted By: lawhead,william

Date Input: Saturday, November 22, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Radio station ransacked by local government official in Peru   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: South America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Radio

Artist: Alfredo Del Carpio Linares

Confronting Bodies: The mayor, his supporters and police of Camana, Peru

Date of Action: October 1998

Specific Location: Camana, Peru

Description of Artwork: There are no allegations made against the radio station director's content.



Description of Incident: One week after Mayor Enrique Gutierrez took office, he and his supporters sacked Linares' office at Radio Armonia.



Results of Incident: Linares was threatened with death if he refused to leave the city within one week. Linares complained that the police did not respond to his assault.



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Iranian journalist punished for political cartoon   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Middle East and Caucasus

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: Azza Allah Sahabi

Confronting Bodies: Iranian court

Date of Action: December 1998

Specific Location: Iran

Description of Artwork: A caricature printed in "Iran Fordha" (Iran Tomorrow) critical of the army.



Description of Incident: The director of "Iran Fordha", Sahabi, was ordered to "stop all [journalistic] activities" for one year and pay a $1,000 fine for publishing his cartoon.



Results of Incident: The punishment given to Sahabi shows the pressure on liberal journalists in Iran.



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Deepa Mehta's film, Fire, causes violence in India   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Asia

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation ,Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Film Video

Artist: Deepa Mehta

Confronting Bodies: India's Hindu Shiv Sena party and Indian censors

Date of Action: December 1998

Specific Location: New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune, India

Description of Artwork: Mehta's film, "Fire" is about a love affair between two sisters-in-law.



Description of Incident: The film was removed from theaters in the cities of New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune after members of the Shiv Sena party attacked the facilities.



Results of Incident: The Junior information and Broadcasting Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, decided to review the film and decide whether or not it should be banned.



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Using internet for political purposes in China is illegal   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Asia

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Electronic Media

Artist: Lin Hai

Confronting Bodies: Shanghai foreign affairs office officials

Date of Action: December 1998

Specific Location: Shanghai, China

Description of Artwork: Lin Hai is accused of using the internet to subvert the Chinese socialist system.



Description of Incident: Lin Hai was arrested in December, 1998, for supplying e-mail addresses to an overseas publication called "VIP Reference." Which enabled them to bypass China's censor. Lin Hai was charged with "subverting the socialist system."



Results of Incident: Lin Hai's trial was closed to the public. Chinese officials suggests that it "involves government internal affairs."



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Brazilian photojournalist murdered for controversial photos   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: South America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Print Journalism ,Photography

Artist: Miguel Periera de Melo

Confronting Bodies: Brazilian law enforcement

Date of Action: November 1998

Specific Location: Para, Brazil

Description of Artwork: Photographs of bodies piled onto trucks after a police massacre in 1996.



Description of Incident: Melo was gunned down, and later died, in anticipation of his testimony at a trial involving 159 police officers accused in the massacre of landless farmworkers in Eldorado de Carajas in 1996. Melo's photographs attracted worldwide attention.



Results of Incident: Melo died in the hospital the day after he was attacked.



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Azerbaijan's parliament limits free speech   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Russia and Central Asia

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: Ilham Saban, Smira Mamigdze, Ilhame Mamigdze and other Azerbaijani journalists

Confronting Bodies: Azerbaijan's police and government officials

Date of Action: November 1998

Specific Location: Baku and Turan, Azerbaijan

Description of Artwork: Any publications critical of Azerbaijan's government and leaders



Description of Incident: Ilham Saban was beaten by Turan police, even after he presented his press identification, during a rally opposing the current government leadership. There have been numerous reports of reporters being beaten by police in Azerbaijan during the three days of demostration in November.



Results of Incident: On November 10 Azerbaijan's parliament declared that the Information Ministry will "'take all legal measures' to preclude the publication of 'unconfirmed and provacative materials' and to 'defend the honour and dignity of the president'" In addition, on November 13 the government passed legislation limiting the right to demonstration and to impose stricter prison sentences for those who take part in and organize oppositional demonstrations.



Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Date Edited: Wednesday, November 19, 2003


Name: Rock group Kittie declawed in Texas   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Other

Medium: Music

Artist: Kittie

Confronting Bodies: Abilene, TX law enforcement

Date of Action: November 2003

Specific Location: Abilene, Texas

Description of Artwork: The hardcore-rock group Kittie is known for their loud music and profane lyrics.



Description of Incident: At a concert on November 9, 2003 at The Live Room, law enforcement approached the band's tour manager and ordered him to end the concert. The officers told him manager that they had recieved several complaints in reference to noise and obscenity. Police threatened the tour manager with arrest if he did not end the concert immediately.



Results of Incident: The band's tour manager ended the show in mid-song.



Source: Mass Mic News

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Jethro Tull banned from New Jersey radio station   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Personal Opinion ,Music

Artist: Ian Anderson of the American classic rock band, Jethro Tull

Confronting Bodies: WCHR-FM radio staff and station listeners

Date of Action: November 2003

Specific Location: Manahawkin, N.J.

Description of Artwork: In an interview on WCHR-FM's "The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show," Anderson was quoted saying, "I hate to see the American flag hanging out of every bloody station wagon, out of every SUV, every little Midwestern house in some residential area...it's easy to confuse patriotism with nationalism."



Description of Incident: According to the station's program director, Phil LoCascio, 99% of their listeners voted for the ban of Jethro Tull's music. He also suggested that this is not censorship because the listener's right not to hear the music is as important as Anderson's right to say what he feels.



Results of Incident: LoCascio also stated, "as far as we're concerned, this ban is forever."



Source: Mass Mic News

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Date Edited


Name: California public art gallery removes political work   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Mixed Media

Artist: Jim Kimberly

Confronting Bodies: Fairfield Visual Arts Association officials

Date of Action: November 2003

Specific Location: Fairfield, California

Description of Artwork: "The Super Imposer" consists of a stationary bicycle that, when peddled, superimposes the images of Osama Bin Laden and the American flag that are attached to adjacent panels.



Description of Incident: The Fairfield Visual Arts Association accepted Kimberly's piece for their juried exhibit at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts. Three days later, Visual Arts Association officials asked him to pick up his piece. An arts center spokesperson, Rachel DeVries, suggested that the only place to exhibit the piece was near a doorway and the 6 by 6 foot piece was too large, creating a fire code violation. However, the association's Community Services Department director, John De Lorenzo, stated that "we didn't feel this piece was appropriate to place in a government facility."



Results of Incident: Kimberly's piece was removed from the exhibit. The NCAC's Arts Advocacy director, Svetlana Mintcheva, is currently inciting opposition to the art association's decision.



Source: The Daily Republic

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, November 17, 2003

Date Edited: Tuesday, November 18, 2003


Name: Washington Post won't publish "Boondocks" comic strip   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion ,Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: Aaron McGruder

Confronting Bodies: The Washington Post

Date of Action: November 2003

Specific Location: Washington, D.C.

Description of Artwork: Aaron McGruder is the creator and author of "The Boondocks," a comic strip that features several African American characters. The teenaged protagonist, Huey Freeman, frequently asserts his political views.



Description of Incident: In the strip in question, Huey and his friend Caesar suggest that U.S. National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice, "needs some good ol' fashioned lovin'." The Washington Post suggested that since they could not verify whether Rice was involved in a relationship or not, they would not print the strip.



Results of Incident: The Washington Post discontinued "The Boondocks" for the week.



Source: TomPaine.com

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Thursday, November 13, 2003

Date Edited


Name: "Guitar" magazine banned from stores across the U.S.   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: Neil Zlozower

Confronting Bodies: Music stores, chain stores ad newsstands across the United States

Date of Action: 1995

Specific Location: United States

Description of Artwork: The cover of "Guitar" magazine's October 1995 issue featured Flea and Dave Navarro, two members of the rock group "Red Hot Chili Peppers," topless and kissing.



Description of Incident: When the issue was released, stores such as Wal-mart, Gelson's, and hundreds of smaller stores and newsstands refused to sell the issue because they felt that it "promotes homosexuality." Several of the smaller stores refused to sell any further issues of "Guitar."



Results of Incident: "Guitar" magazine still circulates to 180,000 businesses.



Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Date Edited


Name: President Clinton denied peek at nude photo   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Photography

Artist: Ken Lambert

Confronting Bodies: The White House News Photographers Association President

Date of Action: 1995

Specific Location: Washington, D.C.

Description of Artwork: Lambert's, "Everything Old is New," shows a fully dressed woman and a nude male at the 1995 Woodstock Music Festival.



Description of Incident: "Everthing Old is New" was chosen for the White House News Photographers Assocation's juried exhibit, which is viewed by the president,included in an award ceremony and presented in the Library of Congress. The jury selected Lambert's photo, however the association president, Ken Baylock, tried to prevent it from recieving honors, suggesting that it was distasteful.



Results of Incident: Several other photographers threatened to remove their work from the exhibit. At an executive board meeting, members agreed to honor the photo and display it in the library, but not to present it to the president.



Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, November 10, 2003

Date Edited


Name: Washington newsstand owners imprisoned on obscenity charges   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Explicit Sexuality ,Other

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: Jim and Debbie Goad and various artists

Confronting Bodies: A Western Washington student. Whatcom County Crisis Center director and the county prosecuter.

Date of Action: 1995

Specific Location: Bellingham, Washington

Description of Artwork: "Answer Me!" is an annual alternative journal that features drawings by cartoonists, and articles about a particular theme, such as murder, suicide and rape. The issue in question addressed rape. It included graphic drawings and a centerfold game. The issue came with a disclaimer, warning against actions taken that resemble those described in the issue.



Description of Incident: Laura Bergstrom, a Western Washington University student, complained about the issue that she saw at her local newsstand; she claimed that its content promotes violence against women. Bergstrom asked that they remove the journal. When the newsstand owners, Kristina Hjelsand and Ira Stohl, refused; Bergstrom contacted the Whatcom County Crisis Center, an organization that helps women who are victims of rape or domestic abuse. The center director viewed the journal and called local police. Detective Mark Green notified the newsstand that the prosecutor's office was investigating the complaint, citing a possible violation of state obscenity laws. Hjelsand and Stohl almost complied with the officers suggestion, to remove the stack of publications. Instead they bound the stack with chains and presented information about the first amendment. After ignoring a warning from the state prosecuter, the couple was arrested and charged for promoting pornography; a class C felony carrying a maximum of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.



Results of Incident: Several months after these events Bergstrom wrote a letter to the university paper retracting her position. She also suggested that detective Green had bullied her to pursue her charge. The couple was acquitted of the charges. Stohl, Hjelsand and their defender, Tom Hillier, were awarded the ACLU's 1996 William O. Douglas Award



Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack, 1996

Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, November 10, 2003

Date Edited: Monday, November 10, 2003


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