Free speech News
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Strasbourg -
In a judgement issued yesterday the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has over-ruled an earlier decision of a French court which resulted in a man who had mocked former French President Nicolas Sarkozy being given a suspended fine of €30.
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A new law in North Carolina aimed at protecting teachers from cyberbullying prohibits the creation of fake Internet accounts under teacher's names by students and criminalizes posting unedited pictures or accurate statements which lead to harassment.
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Eugene -
Two Arizona lawmakers have introduced two different proposed laws that might come to a vote this year. Both laws would require students in public and charter schools to stand, face an American flag and recite a standard pledge of allegiance every day.
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Guangzhou -
Strikes are rare in China. The authorities have many restrictions in place and those who are prepared to stand against the country's leaders know that they risk a great deal.
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A new law to tackle people who publish offensive messages online would have a ‘chilling effect’ on free speech, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned the British Government.
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Cairo -
Alber Saber, an Egyptian blogger, was arrested back in September. Neighbours accused Saber of posting links to a trailer from the film Innocence of Muslims. An Egyptian court sentenced Saber to three years for blasphemy and contempt of religion.
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Under the banner ‘We fight censorship’ journalists’ campaigning organisation Reporters sans Frontières last week launched a website which will carry content that has been censored, banned or which has given rise to reprisals against its author.
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Renowned Qatari poet Mohammed Ben al-Dheeb has been sentenced to life imprisonment for writing verse that authorities claim insults the country's symbols and encourages the overthrow of the government.
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A devout Christian who expressed opposition to legalising gay marriage on his Facebook page has won a court case brought for breach of contract against his employers after losing his post as a housing manager and being forced to take a 40% pay cut.
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Calgary -
Canadian universities received a failing grade in the annual Campus Freedom Index by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). The report claims that these post-secondary institutions have desecrated free speech.
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Protesters at the Queen's Park Freedom of Speech event in Toronto.
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