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 * ... that Ludvig Meyer (pictured), the defender of writer Hans Jæger during the high-profile censorship case in 1886, later became the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party?
 * ... that due to widespread censorship and control of media in the Eastern Bloc, underground distribution of clandestine information became common?
 * ... that human rights activist Ayse Nur Zarakolu, an Amnesty International "prisoner of conscience", was arrested 30 times and jailed four for violating censorship laws in Turkey?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2009/March, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2009/March, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2009/March, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.