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Ryan Christopher
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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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Worship ban in Ireland – doors remained closed over Easter
It’s known to be a season of hope, but Irish Christians cannot gather to worship at church this Easter Weekend. This month marks nearly a full year of the blanket ban on public worship being…
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Let Us Worship: Churches rejoice as worship ban declared unlawful
The Scottish government's treatment of churches during the pandemic has been unlawful – so ruled Lord Braid in a judgment handed down today from Scotland's top civil court.
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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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Scottish government announces concessions as legal challenge to worship ban set to begin
The Glasgow Priest who is raising financial support from members of the public to challenge the government’s COVID-19 worship ban is preparing for his hearing at Scotland’s top civil court on Thursday 11th- Friday 12th…
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LET US WORSHIP: Catholic priest to join other faith leaders in Scottish church ban challenge
Canon Tom White, the Glasgow Priest challenging the Scottish government’s blanket ban on public worship, has moved his case into the court room.
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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,…
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Freedom of speech protected after legal intervention at Nottingham University
A pro-life student society – “Nottingham Students for Life” – has been granted affiliation by the University of Nottingham Students’ Union after the initial decision to deny the group affiliation was challenged.
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