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South African “Hate Speech” Bill Would Violate Human Rights; Free Speech Experts Address Parliament

ADF International experts address Parliament, “Bill is unconstitutional, dangerous and not in line with international human rights standards”.

Mexican civil society leader convicted of “gender based political violence” over censored tweets appeals to international community

Rodrigo Iván Cortés, civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for social media posts relating to gender.

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Opinion: Free Speech Fight Continues Around the World

Elon Musk’s highly anticipated acquisition promises meaningful change for the Twitter landscape, with the prospect of canceled voices being soon released from the dark recesses of Twitter “jail.” Those of us who have lamented the shrinking space for free speech online should celebrate these signs of hope.

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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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10,000+ call for free speech to be protected on campus

Is there a free speech crisis at UK universities? At least 10,000 members of the public think so and have added their name to a petition addressed to number 10.

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Students speak out on World Speech Day

Which views and opinions are acceptable on UK campuses? According to a survey

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A step in the right direction for free speech on campus

Today, the Department for Education released a report titled “Higher Education: Free Speech and Academic Freedom”, which recognises the harmful effects of censorship at UK universities, and lays out new proposals to tackle the problem.

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Suspended pro-life student secures settlement from University

Are universities stifling students’ views? Midwifery student Julia Rynkiewicz believes so, and her newly-settled case provides one such example.

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Free speech on campus protected: Allegations against midwifery student dismissed and suspension lifted

A midwifery student was forced to suspend her studies after facing a fitness to practise investigation over her involvement with a pro-life society. Julia Rynkiewicz, a final year midwifery student at the University of Nottingham, was subject to an almost 4-month long investigation after concerns were raised about her involvement with the “Nottingham Students for Life” society

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