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Still Banned Today

These 16 books carry active bans in at least one jurisdiction. The prohibition is current, not historical.

What counts as "still banned"? A ban is marked active if a court order, state decree, customs restriction, or school removal remains in force and has not been formally reversed. Challenges under review are marked active until resolved.

Theological Conflict

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

Political Subversion

I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai

Political Subversion

Instructions Within

Ashraf Fayadh

Political Subversion

Charter 08

Liu Xiaobo

Political Subversion

Dream of Ding Village

Yan Lianke

Moral Panic

Without a Stitch

Jens Bjorneboe

Political Subversion

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Political Subversion

This Earth of Mankind

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Political Subversion

The King Never Smiles

Paul Handley

Political Subversion

Paradise of the Blind

Duong Thu Huong

Political Subversion

The Railway

Hamid Ismailov

Political Subversion

Fairyland Belongs to Everyone

Labrisz Lesbian Association

Political Subversion

Red Lines

Cherian George and Sonny Liew

Political Subversion

Archie The Married Life Volume 3

Dan Parent

Political Subversion

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood