It’s Banned Books Week! Every evening this week, Museum Director Joseph Dunnigan will host a livestream tour of a different section of the museum, sharing stories of censorship from around the world, and highlighting some of his favourite books from the collection! Tune in at 19:00 Estonia-time to our Facebook page to check it out …
Wangpo Tethong is the Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet Europe. In this episode we discuss Tibet, the Chinese occupation of the region, organisation of the Tibetan diaspora, and their use of technology to support the community and stay one step ahead of censorship. You can find this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, …
Benedict Rogers is the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch. In this episode we discuss the human rights situation in Hong Kong, the National Security Law, Rogers’ own banning from the territory, and the efforts by Hong Kong Watch to improve the lives of people living in Hong Kong. You can find this episode on …
Abduweli Ayup is the Director of Research at the World Uyghur Congress. In this episode we discuss the ongoing genocide against his people, and the attempted erasure of Uyghur culture and identity. You can find this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or by listening below:
Enghebatu Togochong is the director of the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center. In this episode we discuss the ongoing persecution of the Mongolian people in China. You can find the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or by listening below:
ITS HERE! This Friday we release Series 2 of our podcast Banned Voices Every week in July join Banned Books founder Joseph Dunnigan and a distinguished guest to discuss free speech for ethnic minority groups in China Be ready censorship enthusiasts, you’re going to have your eyes opened wide by these stories..search and subscribe to …
Mohammed Almahfali, Ph.D, is an affiliated researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden. In this episode we discuss his personal story of travelling from Yemen to Sweden, his expertise on literature of the Arabic speaking world, and of course censorship and book banning across the region and what …
S1E6 – Mohammed Almahfali, on Censorship in the Arabic Speaking World Read More »
Ulrika Ahlberg and Jude Chukwuma Dibia work at the Dawitt Isaak Library in Malmö, Sweden, a library dedicated to authors who have been censored, repressed, or forced into exile. We discuss our shared passion for the free exchange of ideas, and the similarities and differences between their library and the Banned Books museum. You can …
S1E5 – Ulrika Ahlberg and Jude Chukwuma Dibia, on their Free Speech Library Read More »
After two months of lockdown, Banned Books is open to the public again. We have been hard at work upgrading the museum, adding to our collection and creating new merchandise, so come check out the new place! Open, as always, Fri-Sun 11-18. We have added new photos of historic book-burning events… …more furniture for your …
Denis Poljakov is the owner of Russow Galerii in Tallinn, Estonia. He talks about his lifelong business in books, including his experiences smuggling contraband books across the border, his arrest and internment in a Russian prison camp, and how he restarted his life in Estonia. You can find the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, …
S1E4 – Captain Roy D, on QAnon and Amazon De-listing Read More »
