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UNITED STATES: Cuban books banned

15 December 2004

On November 29, a US government committee “clarified” in a new regulation that it was illegal to publish books by Cuban, North Korean, Sudanese or Iranian authors without explicit government authorisation. Several groups, led by the PEN American Centre and including Arcade Publishing, have challenged the ruling, claiming that it contravenes the First Amendment.

From Green Left Weekly, December 15, 2004.
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