“Rosa, a 76-year-old grandmother, was arrested while walking and praying during lockdown. Due to court backlogs, she is still awaiting trial.”
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Grandmother awaits justice after being arrested for prayer walk during lockdown
Can a silent, peaceful prayer be a criminal act? This is the question facing the court as it considers the penalty that Rosa Lalor received when on a prayer walk during lockdown in 2021.
Continue readingProsecutor to continue “campaign” against Finnish MP after major free speech victory
“This criminal prosecution serves as a canary in the coalmine for countries such as the UK and others across Europe, which are implementing their own illiberal censorship laws,” said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International and author of ‘Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech’.
Continue readingThe Overton window for Christian beliefs is narrowing
“After all, not one citizen actually spoke at the trial to say that they were offended by the tweet or other material. Even Twitter didn’t take it down. This was simply a matter of the state policing belief” says Lois McLatchie for UnHerd
Continue readingFinnish MP wins on all charges in major free speech trial
“This criminal prosecution serves as a canary in the coalmine for countries such as the UK and others across Europe, which are implementing their own illiberal censorship laws,” said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International and author of ‘Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech’.
Continue readingCourt to rule TODAY on “Bible Tweet” trial
“This criminal prosecution serves as a canary in the coalmine for countries such as the UK and others across Europe, which are implementing their own illiberal censorship laws,” said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International and author of ‘Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech’.
Continue readingPRESS STATEMENT (PCSC Bill): Free speech should be protected in law, not assurances
“Today’s Government decision to uphold our right to use language that makes others feel ‘serious unease’ is welcome news in a free society. Yet this amendment to the PCSC Bill is too little, too late to protect free speech.”
Continue readingThe Policing Bill will leave free speech in tatters
“At best, this is willful blindness, at worst, an unabashed leap towards authoritarianism” ADF UK’s Jeremiah Igunnubole says of the PCSC bill, which would allow police to restrict noisy conduct that even risks causing “serious unease”.
Continue readingN.Ireland Assembly to vote today on censoring public streets, banning offers of help from pro-life charities
In a public consultation, only 13 of 6412 submissions were supportive of implementing “buffer zones” around abortion facilities. Mother have raised concerns that the Bill would ban offers of help to vulnerable women.
Continue readingWhy Christians are defending Maya Forstater’s right to hold ‘normal’ views on gender
Ten years ago, no one would have batted an eyelid at Maya Forstater’s view that “men cannot change into women” says Lois McLatchie. Nowadays, expressing such a view can result in you losing your job, she observes.
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