The Uncensored Library

The Uncensored Library. The name almost speaks for itself, but let me introduce the first ever Minecraft library that holds many different articles from journalists all over the world who live in a country where the freedom of speech is suppressed by controlling leaders. Minecraft, one of the world’s most successful and accessible games with over 126 million users, has been utilized by Reporters without Borders, to give journalists an opportunity at free speech despite living in a system in which public opinions are heavily manipulated by the government campaigns. 

Forbidden articles written by journalists from five different countries have been collected in an interactive game created for young people to bring forth the truth behind these corrupted countries. This library opened up its doors on March 12, 2020, the world day against cyber censorship. It gives the voice back to the journalists and reporters that have been banned, jailed, exiled, or even killed for speaking up and letting their voices be heard.  

This library was created in order to provide the next generation with knowledge to fight against the world’s oppressive leaders. On this server, you can read written articles from Jamal Khashoggi, Nguyen Van Dai, Javier Valdez, and many more. 

Jamal Khashoggi is one of the most known journalists of the decade because of his fight against the repression of honest journalists in Saudi Arabia. His work about the crown prince of Saudi Arabia led to his dismemberment inside the consulate. Although he has passed, he will never be forgotten, as his voice lives on in the Uncensored Library where the truth will continue to be told. 

After I was typed “minecraft library” into the google search bar, the first link that appeared was the uncensoredlibrary.com/en. Although I was only looking for inspiration for my Minecraft library, my curiosity led me into a whole new world filled with voices waiting to be heard. These articles are essentially a cry for help, to let the public know what forms of corruption occur behind closed doors in many countries. 

According to Wikipedia, corruption is a form of dishonestly or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one’s private gain. Many countries are corrupt but the oppressive government fails to reveal such matters to the public. These journalists have risked their life and their family’s life to reveal the truth as they believe that the truth will always prevail. 

There are many articles that I have read on this server that have got me utterly speechless. Learning about the corruption behind high officials of different countries and their ways of covering up the truth with murders of innocent people have brought upon a new understanding of the hardships in these suppressive countries. 

If you would like to visit this server and learn about the truth, the server IP is visit.uncensoredlibrary.com, but you have to run the server on Minecraft version 1.14.4 in order to access it. This beautiful server brings forth the idea that the #truthfindsaway.