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Glasgow priest takes legal action against ministers to stop UK divide on lockdown right to worship
A Glasgow priest has launched a legal action to stop a north-south divide on the right to worship during lockdown.
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LET US WORSHIP: Scottish government has less than a week to respond to new legal challenge on church closures
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from religious minorities are forcibly married and “converted” in Pakistan every year.
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TODAY: Finnish hate speech trial a “canary in the coalmine” for Scottish censorship laws
"This criminal prosecution serves as a canary in the coalmine for countries such as Scotland and others across Europe, which are implementing their own illiberal censorship laws," commented Paul Coleman, author of ‘Censored: How European…
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Protect free speech: 12 days left to voice opinions to Parliament
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has invited the public to engage in its free speech inquiry.
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Home for Christmas: Hope at last for exiled families in India
16 displaced families returned to their village after being ousted in September because of their faith.
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On International Human Rights Day, Christian Women in Pakistan Hope for Freedom
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from religious minorities are forcibly married and “converted” in Pakistan every year.
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Suspended pro-life student secures settlement from University
NOTTINGHAM (25 Nov. 2020) Julia Rynkiewicz faced suspension from midwifery studies and a 4-month fitness-to-practise investigation as a result of her involvement in pro-life society. Rynkiewicz accepted Nottingham’s settlement offer following her formal complaint.
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UK students feel censored on campus, poll finds
Half of UK students fear peers would judge them if they expressed their views. 44% voice concerns about expressing their opinions in front of lecturers.
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The Scottish Parliament’s new Hate Crime Bill isn’t really revoking the blasphemy ban. It’s reviving it.
Recently the Scottish government published a Bill that heralded an end to national laws against blasphemy. In the same fell swoop, the centuries-old prohibition on criticizing religion will be replaced with a ban on any speech…
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