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Editorial: What freedom looks like online: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act makes a lot of sense

The Supreme Court has chosen to review a case challenging the law that governs freedom of speech on the internet. A bad ruling would chill expression online and simultaneously prevent private social media companies from setting standards and moderating content to create civil communities — all in the Orwellian name…

Tribune News Service

In Idaho, we’re seeing how freedom of speech is being curtailed around abortion

In red states, women’s options and speech are being dramatically constrained by the misogynist laws that have sprung into effect since the reversal of Roe v Wade

The Guardian - US

Constitution Bench to check if greater curbs can be imposed on Ministers’ speeches

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta accepted that a public functionary should be more guarded in speech than an ordinary person

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Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian journalists denounce president's law on prison terms for false information

Tunisia's president on Friday decreed a law imposing prison terms for spreading false information or rumours online, a move immediately denounced by the main journalists' union as an assault on freedom of speech.

Reuters

Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises censorship concerns

The closure of Al Roeya reflects the limits set on freedom of speech and local media in the UAE.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker

A simmering, difficult, and timely question returns to the Supreme Court this fall: What happens when freedom of speech and civil rights collide?

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Gorbachev and glasnost: how his fragile legacy of free speech has been destroyed by Putin

Mikhail Gorbachev was only Soviet leader for a little over six years, from 1985 to 1991, but they were six years that changed both his country and the world. His policies of perestroika (reconstruction) and glasnost (openness) gave ordinary citizens the opportunity to exercise real political freedoms, including freedom of…

The Conversation

'Caméra Libre': a French plan to foster freedom of speech for muzzled filmmakers

France is to help filmmakers from countries where freedom of speech is under threat with a new residency programme that will support a dozen directors each year.

Radio France Internationale

Corruption in South Africa: new book sets out how ruling ANC lost the battle

One of the greatest benefits of South Africa’s democracy is freedom of speech and publication. Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s book, The Enemy Within, is the latest in a cascade of publications over the last decade that record corruption and theft by leading politicians in the country’s ruling party.

The Conversation

UK police asking officers to disclose any personal ties with news reporters

Freedom of speech groups raise over clampdown, which only came to light by accident

The Guardian - UK

Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

WEKU

Jake Paul called out for ‘freedom of speech’ defence of Andrew Tate

‘I don’t roll with Andrew Tate but I roll with freedom of speech,’ Paul wrote

The Independent UK

Jake Paul attracts backlash for defending Andrew Tate following his social media ban

‘I don’t roll with Andrew Tate but I roll with freedom of speech,’ Paul wrote

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Controversial comedian Jerry Sadowitz set to bring show to Stirling this autumn

Show which caused freedom of speech row is to go ahead at Albert Halls in October.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scholz Denounces Russian Repression on 2nd Anniversary of Navalny Poisoning

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia's clampdown on freedom of speech. In a video message on Saturday, Scholz said he had spoken with Navalny while he was recovering in hospital in Berlin and…

Reuters

Scholz denounces Russian repression on 2nd anniversary of Navalny poisoning

Daily Mirror

Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters only ones to blame for attack

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said freedom of speech does not justify Salman Rushdie insulting religion and that only he and his supporters were "worthy of blame" for the stabbing

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Edinburgh Book Festival emphasises safety following attack on Salman Rushdie

The Edinburgh Book Festival has reaffirmed its desire to provide a “safe space” while standing up for freedom of speech, following the attack on…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack

Foreign ministry spokesperson says freedom of speech does not justify insults upon religion. Plus, Black women around the world share their birth stories

The Hindu

‘19(1)(a)‘ movie review: A valiant directorial debut anchored by a poignant Nithya Menen and a charming Vijay Sethupathi

Director Indhu V.S. delivers an engaging coming-of-age story with an important political subtext in her debut Malayalam movie, that explores the freedom of speech and expression

The Guardian - UK

Legislating against lying would do more harm than good

Letters: Attacking freedom of speech is dangerous, and the proposed ‘truth law’ would provide a mandate to the courts to interfere in our politics, says Dr Luke Cooper. Plus Nathan Sparkes on compelling the press to be truthful

Wales Online

Number of speakers rejected by English universities ‘sharply increased’ in 2020/21

The higher education regulator said it would be "concerned if those cases suggest that lawful views are being stifled"

The Independent UK

Number of rejected university speakers ‘sharply increased’ in 2020/21

The Office for Students says it will be concerned if ‘lawful views’ are being ‘stifled’.

The Guardian - UK

Universities to defy government pressure to ditch race equality group

‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students

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