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censorship
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The Finnish Line: The Supreme Case of Päivi Räsänen After 6 Years
A Nation Watches as One of Its Most Respected Leaders Goes to the Supreme Court for Speaking Her Faith Update Sept. 2025: The Finnish Supreme Court has set the date for an oral hearing on…
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Scottish health authority suspend American midwifery student over pro-life Facebook posts
DUNDEE (28 February 2025) - A midwifery student and mother of three resident in Scotland but from the USA was suspended from her training placement with NHS Fife over comments on a private Facebook forum explaining…
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Mexican Government Ignores Inquiry from International Human Rights Body Into Politician Censored and Convicted for Twitter/X posts on Gender
Former Mexican congressman and presidential candidate Gabriel Quadri was convicted as a “political violator against women” for Twitter/X posts on gender. ADF International represents Quadri before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Mexico has failed…
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As Rumble Returns to Brazil, International Free Speech Expert Investigates Brazilian Censorship Crisis with Visit
Rumble returns to Brazil just before Special Rapporteur for Free Expression meets with Brazilian lawmakers to investigate Brazil’s free speech violations. ADF International is representing five Brazilian lawmakers before the Inter-American Commission, asking the body…
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European Politicians Call for Social Media Censorship and Attack X and Meta’s Free Speech Policies as ‘Threat to Democracy’
X-owner Elon Musk accused of being in ‘conspiracy’ with ‘populists and the far right’ during debate at the Council of Europe UK Labour MP called out by MEP for criticising Mr Musk and Meta’s free…
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Facebook’s Commitment to Winding Back Censorship
Practice what you preach, allow free speech After we – and many other free speech groups – spent years sounding the alarm on the suppression of open conversation online, Mark Zuckerberg has this week committed…
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Brazilian legislators challenge unlawful state censorship at international body
Left to right: Senator Eduardo Girao, Members of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Van Hattem, Adriana Ventura, Ricardo Salles and Gilson Marques. WASHINGTON, DC (20 December 2024) In light of the ongoing state-driven censorship crisis…
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What Is the Censorship Industrial Complex and How is it Affecting Our Free Speech Rights?
A Global “Censorship Industrial Complex” Demands a Global Response What was once confined to dystopian fiction has now become an undeniable reality; censorship has become one of the most pressing issues in our digital age.…
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‘Tsunami of censorship’: US congressional committee criticises UK’s abortion centre ‘buffer zones’ and online censorship
Influential committee makes intervention on alarming state of free speech in UK and Europe Abortion centre ‘buffer zones’ and Online Safety Act in UK criticised LONDON (22 November 2024) – An influential US congressional committee…
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“Buffer zones” to be rolled out in October – silent prayer NOT named as an offence, but law lacks clarity
Father of two, who served in Afghanistan, faces day 2 of criminal proceedings TODAY for praying silently in abortion facility “buffer zone” UK Government announce “buffer zones” nationwide rollout 31st October – human rights experts…
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