Censorship at Ubud writers' festival proves a creeping menace

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated October 29 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 6:12pm
Chairs of panellists are shrouded in black in protest at censorship of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
Chairs of panellists are shrouded in black in protest at censorship of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
An empty venue at the festival that was meant to host a discussion deemed too "controversial" to proceed. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
An empty venue at the festival that was meant to host a discussion deemed too "controversial" to proceed. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
Jerinx, drummer in the Balinese punk band Superman is Dead, was scheduled to appear at a cancelled event discussing Bali's Benoa Bay development. Photo: supplied
Jerinx, drummer in the Balinese punk band Superman is Dead, was scheduled to appear at a cancelled event discussing Bali's Benoa Bay development. Photo: supplied
An Ubud Writers and Readers Festival session that went ahead. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
An Ubud Writers and Readers Festival session that went ahead. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
Silenced: Indonesian novelist Eliza Vitri Handayani wears her work in Ubud after a session launching her latest work was cancelled. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka
Silenced: Indonesian novelist Eliza Vitri Handayani wears her work in Ubud after a session launching her latest work was cancelled. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka

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