Category - Free Speech News

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt want the most watched news network in the Arab-speaking world to shut its doors.

Chinese University of Maryland student Shuping Yang recalled her first experiences in America during her commencement speech, much to the dismay of her native peers.

A recent series of high-profile figures losing their job for something they said has left many Americans wondering whether Freedom of Speech is under attack in the private sector.

Freedom of Speech has increasingly come under attack on college campuses. Vice President Pence’s message to the University of Notre Dame both addressed and evidenced that trend.

Congress sent President Trump legislation last Tuesday that would allow internet providers to sell personal information about its users.

Scott Pelley says there is no democracy without journalism, and the quality of a democracy is dependent on the quality of its journalists.

A federal judge has ruled the three protesters suing President Trump for inciting violence when he said “get ‘em out of here” will have their case heard.

M-103, also known as the “Islamophobia blasphemy law,” is the first and only Canadian law that would treat Islamophobia as a punishable hate crime. Concerned Canadians take issue with the fact that Islamophobia is not clearly defined and, at this point, covers all insults or offenses against Muslims. Under the new motion, being critical of Islam in any way could lead to criminal charges.

The campaigning has put German officials in an odd situation. President Erdogan has drawn harsh criticism after the failed coup in July 2016 for jailing and threatening to jail his most outspoken opponents. A Free Speech denier, his government ironically is using the Free Speech guarantees of Germany to push their agenda. But Germany’s dedication to Free Speech guarantees the right to say whatever you want, wherever you want. Still, German officials are now wondering whether that right extends to those pushing an anti-Free Speech agenda.

The legislative arm of the European Union, the European Parliament, has passed a new procedural rule that will censor its own Free Speech. The law allows the chair of a debate to interrupt a speaking Member in the case of “defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or behavior.” The law does not clarify what qualifies as defamatory, racist or xenophobic.