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Slovenian Court fails to protect free speech for pro-life NGO

In a blow for the right to freedom of expression, the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia found that the pro-life NGO Zavod ŽIV!M, whose bus ads had been removed in 2018, had not been discriminated against.

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ADF International welcomes OSCE report promoting freedom of speech

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, publishes a special report on legal harassment and abuse of the judicial system against the media

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“Overjoyed!”: Colombian Social Media star wins censorship case

The video in which Colombian YouTuber Kika Nieto shared her beliefs about marriage, should not have been censored – so ruled the Colombian Supreme Court.

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More must be done to protect free speech

The police, crime, sentencing and courts bill is an opportunity to address critical issues within the law.

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Social 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?

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Court date set for Finnish MP charged over Bible-Tweet

Will Finland imprison an MP over a Bible-Tweet? The Helsinki District Court has set the date for the hearing in the censorship case of Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen, for 24 January 2022.

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Street 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.

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Free speech for everyone at stake in social media star’s court case

Will the right to share Christian views online be safeguarded? Today, the human rights organization ADF International filed a brief in the censorship case of Erika “Kika” Nieto, calling for the protection of freedom of speech.

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The unstoppable march of state censorship

Vaguely worded hate-speech laws can end up criminalising almost any opinion. Paul Coleman is the executive director of ADF International, a human-rights organisation defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. He is the author of Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech.

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Edinburgh Council apologises for discriminating against Christian ministry

The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted that they were wrong to cancel a Christian event on the basis of the beliefs of the keynote speaker.

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