The publishers of Ir-Realta have asked the University Ombudsman to condemn the banning of the newspaper by the Rector and the University authorities.

Mark Camilleri, editor, in a letter to the University Ombudsman, said that their actions breached the Student Charter.

The Realta' Collective, which issues the publication, is also calling for all organizations, groups and citizens to join the Front Against Censorship which will start lobbying to remove outdated laws, abolish censorship and bring about artistic freedom.

"The Collective believes that the limitations to freedom of speech which are being set up with moralistic and religious justifications are unacceptable in a time and age where the freedom of speech and artistic freedom are values, widely accepted in the European Union. 2009 is ironically the Year of Creativity and Innovation of the EU but for Malta, 2009 is the year of censorship and suppression of the arts," the collective said.

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