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Nigel Farage has cited freedom of speech concerns and says the act is an example of overreach by the government

Around 20 writers, including prominent Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah and Stella Prize winners Evelyn Araluen, Clare Wright and Jess Hill, have reportedly withdrawn from Bendigo Writers Festival, which opens today.

Criticism over the handling of free speech was also directed at the governments of Germany and France

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The assassination by Israeli forces of an Al Jazeera correspondent and his colleagues is a chilling reminder that, when international news organisations are denied entry to a war zone, the responsibility for telling the world of the destruction and the human cost falls to local reporters…

Campaigners say the detentions mark the largest ever mass arrest at a single protest by the London police.

Baroness Jacqui Smith said the Government will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’.

The government says it will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’

The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 comes into force throughout England on August 1 2025. Designed to stop universities from censoring controversial or unpopular ideas, the law gives the Office for Students responsibility for ensuring institutions comply.

The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which comes into force on August 1 2025, means universities in England now have a new duty to uphold “robust” strategies to ensure freedom of speech on campus.

Institution has said it is reviewing its support for IHRA’s definition as critics argue it restricts freedom of speech

Peers highlight growing threat to free speech in the UK at specially-convened debate