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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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