An International Symposium on Neo-censorship will take place from September 18 to 20 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

According to organizers, neo-censorship refers to a type of censorship that is not imposed by any state authority but by private parties. This type of censorship is increasing, they say, with “growing threats to the freedom of expression and the free dissemination of ideas and texts, which are being kept on a tight rein or even deterred by censorship-like phenomena.”

Journalists from all over the world are invited to join authors, publishers, librarians and booksellers at the event, which will examine the erosion of free expression on an international level. It is being hosted by the Board of Amsterdam World Book Capital, in collaboration with Index on Censorship and Amnesty International.

For additional information and to register, visit http://www.amsterdamworldbookcapital.com or http://www.amsterdamworldbookcapital.com/index.cfm?page=Neo-censorship%20symposium

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