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Speaking to Students at Peter Symonds College – The Free Speech Union

By Vinay Kapoor, Education and Engagement OfficerThis week, our External Affairs Officer Connie Shaw and I visited Peter Symonds College in Winchester, one of...

Police Scotland apologise to Tory MSP over NCHI double standards – The Free Speech Union

Police Scotland have apologised to the Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser after logging a Non-Crime Hate Incident (NCHI) against him for a social media post...

Legal Advocates Push Massachusetts to Investigate Federal Agents for Civil Rights Abuses

New Letter Urges Massachusetts Attorney General and District Attorneys to Launch Criminal Investigations into Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation by Federal Agents Against...

Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal...

Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal...

Factually correct report cannot be termed defamatory

The Delhi High Court has quashed the defamation case against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick and maintained that factually correct statements cannot be termed defamatory. The journalist,...

Police arrest anti-abortionist campaigner at peaceful protest in Cambridge – The Free Speech Union

On 1 November, a 27-year-old consultant and anti-abortion campaigner, Paul Gardner, was arrested in Cambridge during a peaceful protest.Paul was detained for around six...

The working group on Islamophobia has been a stitch-up from the start – The Free Speech Union

The working group on Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred – established by former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner – has faced significant criticism since its...

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book-ban appeal in case watched by free-speech groups

Home » News » Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book-ban appeal in case watched by free-speech groups AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme...

Tyrant of the year 2025: Narendra Modi

India has been called the world’s largest democracy but under Narendra Modi that label might need an update. Threats to free speech in India...

Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?

At the end of every year, Index on Censorship launches a campaign to focus attention on human rights defenders, dissidents, artists and journalists who...

China media giant Tencent gags dissident website FreeWeChat

The Chinese telecoms giant Tencent is trying to muzzle a service that offers an uncensored view of what users of the Chinese social media...

Another line of attack: White House sets up hall of shame for news outlets

Home » News » Another line of attack: White House sets up hall of shame for news outlets NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s...