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Kia ora Ali,

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982 about objectionable imagery, which was received by the
Classification Office on 1 March 2024.

 

Please find attached a response to your request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Blair M (he/him)

Kaitohutohu Matua | Senior Advisor

Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ali Anwar <[FOI #25956 email]>
Sent: Friday, March 1, 2024 10:20 PM
To: Information Unit <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Question re. images of victims of
genocide in Palestine

 

Dear Office of Film and Literature Classification,

 

Over the last day, images have been circulated of a Palestinian civilian
who had been taken hostage by the Israeli Defense Forces, and then
murdered by being driven over with a tracked vehicle while he was still
alive.

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I am aware that imagery of previous genocidal zionist actions like the
mosque attacks committed by Brenton Tarrant in Christchurch in 2019 has
been classified as obscene. Are these images of zionist atrocities in Gaza
in 2024 also considered obscene, or may they be legally circulated in
appropriate settings by those who oppose the support of the Luxon
government for these actions?

 

Yours faithfully,

Ali Anwar

 

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