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The legal system is being weaponised to silence survivors of sexual and gender-based violence

  A new report, From Survivor to Defendant: How the law is being weaponised to silence victims of sexual violence by Index on Censorship reveals...

California’s Device-Based Age-Verification Bill Does Not Apply to Adult Sites — Free Speech Coalition

California’s recently passed age-verification bill, AB 1043, does not apply to adult websites. The bill requires device manufacturers and app stores to...

News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox News, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Home » News » News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox News, reject new Pentagon reporting rules Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary...

Free Speech Center newsletter – 10/14/25

In the latest newsletter … Trump burns flag free speech … Pentagon relaxes rules … book battles continue … Bari Weiss at CBS News …...

In Defence of Graham Lineham and the Right to Offend – Iain Wilson – Inforrm’s Blog

Claims that the UK is in the midst of a free speech crisis and suffers from a “two-tier” justice system are unfounded, but the...

Advocates warn EU commission against law that would silence speech in US, globally – The Free Speech Union

Click here to read the articleThe review is due by Nov. 17. Signatories include former U.S. Ambassador at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback,...

With hopes of a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, freedom of expression must be repaired

Last week, British singer Robbie Williams announced the cancellation of his concert in Istanbul. The decision was made by city authorities who deemed it...

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

Home » News » Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who...

Index on Censorship announces 2025 Freedom of Expression awards shortlist

Today Index on Censorship announces the shortlist for its annual Freedom of Expression Awards. The remarkable individuals and organisations that make up the shortlist...

Britain still doesn’t have a blasphemy law – The Free Speech Union

Click here to read the articleHamit spoke after his appeal, saying ‘I want to thank the Free Speech Union, the National Secular Society, all...

The Hamit Coskun appeal is a victory for free speech – The Free Speech Union

Click here to read the articleThe conviction of Hamit Coskun of a public order offence for burning a Quran has today been overturned by...

Koran-burning protester wins appeal against conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence after arguing his actions are protected under free speech

Click here to read the articleTurkey-born Coskun, who is half-Kurdish and half-Armenian and lives in England, had his legal case funded by the National...