“Whichever way you slice it, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a win for free expression this week…»
Seguir leyendoThe gay-cake verdict: a sweet victory for free expression
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A new campaign on public transport risks policing thoughtcrimes.
Seguir leyendoEl golpe de Estado en Sudán pone en peligro la libertad religiosa
Los militares sudaneses, dirigidos por el general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, tomaron por la fuerza el gobierno de transición de Sudán y pusieron al primer ministro Abdalla Hamdok bajo arresto domiciliario.
Seguir leyendoMore must be done to protect free speech
The police, crime, sentencing and courts bill is an opportunity to address critical issues within the law.
Seguir leyendoSocial media star challenges censorship ruling in court
«I felt like at any moment there would be a knock at the door, I would open it, and the police would arrest me,» recalls Kika. «I cried oceans.» And all because of a YouTube video?
Seguir leyendoAfghanistan’s Christians are turning off phones and going into hiding
Without any clear plan from the United States to evacuate Afghans under special threat, not to mention the remaining thousands of American citizens, Afghan Christians and many other religious minority groups are stranded.
Seguir leyendoStreet preachers keep being arrested. More must be done to protect free
Christians are finding themselves in trouble with the law for using allegedly “threatening or abusive” language. The police are too quick to penalise the speech complained of, rather than consider what rights the accused has to speak freely in public.
Seguir leyendoIn Turkey, Christians are being persecuted just for preaching
«I’m afraid I can’t let you through,» said the man at the airport desk. «The government has issued a permanent re-entry ban against you.»
Seguir leyendoEl G7 obliga a los africanos a elegir: China o el progresismo
A diferencia de Occidente, China evita exportar su cultura a África. Puede que China no sea un santo en la escena mundial, pero no tiene un interés directo en alterar la cultura y los valores de sus receptores.
Seguir leyendoEn Occidente, el discurso «incorrecto» se trata cada vez más como una blasfemia
La semana pasada, los defensores del grupo de derechos humanos ADF International celebraron una victoria de la libertad de expresión en el Tribunal Superior de Lahore (Pakistán). Una pareja fue acusada de enviar un mensaje ofensivo sobre el profeta Mahoma y el Corán en inglés en 2014.
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