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Many countries ban pornography outright—lists compiled by trackers cite dozens of states in the Middle East, Asia and parts of Africa where production, distribution or online access is illegal (exampl...
Multiple reporting and VPN-provider guides identify a core set of countries that either ban VPNs and Tor outright, or permit only government‑approved “anonymizers”; common names across sources include...
There is no single, authoritative list in the provided sources that names every country that has “completely lifted” legal restrictions on adult pornography; instead the sources describe a patchwork: ...
Several countries currently bar entry to Israeli passport holders or do not recognize Israel — commonly meaning Israelis (often but not always Jews) cannot visit. Sources list core bans including Iran...
Around 40–43 countries are commonly listed as having bans or near-total prohibitions on pornography; listings compiled from privacy/VPN experts and data aggregators name most Middle Eastern states (Sa...
Most recent reporting and studies repeatedly list a small, overlapping set of countries — Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, and several South American nations (notably Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Parag...
Few sources in the provided set explicitly list countries whose constitutions or free‑speech laws expressly protect pornographic expression; reporting instead shows a spectrum: many Western democracie...
Guantánamo Bay is a U.S. naval base site that has housed a military detention facility since January 11, 2002, becoming the signature locus of post‑9/11 indefinite detention, rendition and torture all...
Several countries explicitly bar Israeli passport holders; reporting lists at least a dozen — commonly Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen, and others — and some bans are partial or...
A clear minority of states explicitly ban or tightly restrict VPNs; commonly cited countries with full bans or severe controls include North Korea, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Belarus and some Gulf states, wh...
Official, mainstream documentary traces of Guantánamo activity since 2017 exist in publicly filed court records, Department of Defense and Congressional reporting, reputable press coverage and indepen...
Donald Trump’s confirmed income since 2017 comes largely from his continued real-estate operations and clubs, licensing and trademark arrangements (abroad and domestic), golf properties and related ev...
Several states, international bodies and human-rights organisations have publicly described Israel’s conduct in Gaza as genocide or called the situation “genocide” (examples include Amnesty Internatio...
framed its 2025 role in – exchanges as discreet facilitation and a trusted back‑channel—passing messages, hosting contacts in and deliberately keeping a low public profile—rather than front‑line publi...
The U.S. government publicly claimed a central role in brokering at least three high-profile 2025 ceasefires: the January Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas referenced as following a U.S. proposa...
Multiple news investigations and congressional Democrats’ reports say the Trump family continued active dealmaking during Donald Trump’s presidency, especially in real estate, licensing and a high-pro...