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Prosecutor Backs Down in Case Against Scottish Grandmother in Major Free Speech Victory
Procurator Fiscal withdraws warning, confirms Rose Docherty will not be charged for offering consensual, peaceful conversation inside abortion “buffer zone” in Glasgow Docherty held a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, if…
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U.S. State Dept. Highlights Alarming Decline in Free Speech in the United Kingdom
New report notes “significant human rights issues” including criminal and civil laws which limit free expression Case of army veteran convicted for silent prayer highlighted as example of censorship crisis LONDON (13 August 2025) –…
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Christian Arrested for Silent Prayer Back Under Investigation
Crown Prosecution Service to advise on charging Isabel Vaughan-Spruce again for praying silently near abortion facility in Birmingham Charitable volunteer, who was cleared in court and received a payout from police for being unjustly arrested…
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Christian pastor threatened with arrest after being assaulted for peaceful preaching
Pastor Dia Moodley was assaulted by Muslim bystanders who objected to his peaceful preaching in Bristol. One man threatened to stab the pastor Police twice threatened to arrest Pastor Moodley for ‘public order offences’. Prior…
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U.K. Premiere of “Live Not By Lies” Shines Spotlight on Erosion of Freedom in the West
Feature premiere of timely documentary highlights erosion of freedom of expression in Britain, including through recent prosecutions of citizens who have silently prayed near abortion facilities NYT Bestselling author Rod Dreher, film writer/director Isaiah Smallman,…
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STATEMENT: UK MPs vote to legalise assisted suicide
LONDON – (20 June 2025) UK MPs today voted by a majority of 23 to legalise assisted suicide. Reacting to this news, Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, said: “Today’s vote to approve…
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STATEMENT: The Leadbeater Bill will harm far more than it helps
UK Parliament debates amendments on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , including on conscientious objection Bill faces serious backlash, including from Royal College of Psychiatrists, who announced this week it “cannot support”…
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Grandmother arrested in Scottish abortion “buffer zone” reacts as parliamentarians push for extension of censored public space
Parliamentarian Gillian Mackay tells BBC she wants the government to consider extending Scottish “buffer zones”, despite already being the largest in the world Glasgow grandmother became first to be arrested under the new laws after…
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Criminality of prayer within a home “depends on who’s passing the window” claims author of the Scottish “buffer zones” law called out by JD Vance
Gillian Mackay MSP claims visible prayer by a window at home could be a crime if within 200m from an abortion facility, depending on who is “passing the window” Comments come weeks after Vance called…
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US State Department ‘disappointed with the UK court’s conviction of Livia Tossici-Bolt’
BOURNEMOUTH (4 April 2025) – The US State Department has denounced the conviction of retiree Livia Tossici-Bolt for offering consensual conversation in an abortion facility “buffer zone”. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor…
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