Tue, 21-Oct-2025

C.Africa bans documentary for ‘inciting revolt’

C.Africa

The Central African Republic’s culture ministry announced Friday that a documentary depicting student life that was selected for this year’s Berlinale has been banned for allegedly “inciting revolution against the government.” “We, Students!” by young film-maker Rafiki Fariala offers insight into the chaotic lives of a group of economics students at the capital’s Bangui University. … Read more

UNESCO meet in Russia on world heritage postponed indefinitely

UNESCO

A meeting of the UN cultural agency’s  World Heritage Committee which Russia was to host in June has been postponed indefinitely, a supply stated Thursday, after weeks of excessive diplomatic wrangling precipitated by way of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ambassador to UNESCO had proposed suspending the meeting, set to take location inside … Read more