freedom of expression

The United States is “concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom”, the State Department warns in a statement.

The author of Scotland’s draconian protest restrictions around abortion clinics has admitted that people who live within the anti-free speech zone could be committing an offence if they pray in their own homes “depending on who passes by the window”.

Elon Musk’s X social media firm announced it has launched legal cases in Germany against government “overreach” against the platform’s users’ privacy and freedom of expression.

A leaked Home Office report has called on the UK government to revamp efforts to crack down on so-called “non-crime hate incidents” to counter extremism within the country. 

Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to 18 months after admitting to contempt of court for repeating libellous allegations about a Syrian refugee.

Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023.

Controversial footage has recently been released of a 2018 traffic stop made by a Vermont state trooper that led to the arrest of a driver for “disorderly conduct” after the trooper “mistakenly” believed he flipped him off. 

A British police force backed down after they arrested an autistic girl over saying that a female officer looked like her “lesbian nana”.

The EU announced that a slew of social media platforms and other websites that will come under stricter content moderation measures.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman issued guidance demanding police stop recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’ when someone was merely offended.

Populist French Senator Stéphane Ravier faces a criminal trial after publishing a tweet in January of last year in which he stated that “immigration kills the youth of France.”

A Christian teacher has been accused of “misgendering” one of his “transgender” pupils during a misconduct hearing.

Four pupils have been suspended from a high school in the UK after a Quran they purchased was said to have sustained a small tear.

Police in the Swedish city of Stockholm have imposed an indefinite ban on granting permission for protests involving the burnings of the Islamic Qur’an, supposedly due to concerns over threats to Swedish security.

A group of hackers linked to Sudan took credit for denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of Swedish rail companies in revenge for burnings of the Islamic Qur’an.

The head of a mosque in the Swedish city of Gothenburg has called for a law to ban the destruction of holy books and texts in the aftermath of the burnings of the Islamic Qur’an.

A Canadian Catholic school pupil who was suspended last November for saying there are only two genders was arrested this week after attempting to return to class without renouncing his beliefs.

Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has criticised Swedish police in Stockholm for allowing Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan to carry out the burning of the Qur’an. Bildt, who served as Swedish Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 and later

Salman Rushdie has spoken out for the first time since a radical Islamic terror attack in New York prompted by a decades-old Iranian fatwa left him near death.

The government is reportedly considering a measure to force social media companies to ban misogyny online as a part of the Online Safety Bill.

Finnish police shut down the burning of the Islamic Qur’an in a demonstration against the country joining NATO.

The Russian government’s embassy in Denmark has condemned protests in the Scandinavian country that saw the Qur’an burned, declaring the “mockery” of Islam should not be covered by the freedom of expression.

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Europe’s largest journalist association, has expressed concern about a new Ukrainian law that could arbitrarily censor media in the country.

A Bible verse painted on a Florida high school employee’s parking space angered a co-worker to the point where she complained to the school administration.

Legendary Greek footballer Vassilis Tsiartas has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence over comments critical of child sex changes. 

A teacher was subjected to death threats after discussing freedom of expression and cartoons of the Islamic prophet Mohammed.

A British police force which arrested a veteran for causing someone “anxiety” with a sardonic Pride flag meme has been making people not convicted of any crime attend “re-education” lessons on racism, sexism, and transphobia.

Turkey Demands Finland Help Prosecute Resident Who Insulted Erdogan

A police force has been chastised by its own elected commissioner for arresting a British Army veteran for posting a meme while burglaries are ignored.

Police in Britain were filmed arresting a military veteran for posting a meme critical of woke gender ideology on Facebook.

Half of the police officers who attended the Muslim Easter riots in the city of Örebro say they have experienced mental health problems following the violence that saw several officers attacked and injured.

British movie The Lady of Heaven has been banned in Morocco after Islamic authorities condemned it for presenting a version of Islamic history they disagree with and “hurting the feelings of Muslims”.

Muslims in London have mobbed a cinema for showing an allegedly “blasphemous” film already pulled nationwide by one major chain amid safety fears.

Bowing to pressure from protests from Muslim groups, a British cinema chain has pulled all screenings of a film over “safety concerns”.

A now-fired British police officer and former prison guard faces imprisonment for sending “grossly offensive” memes about George Floyd on WhatsApp.

Ireland’s President Michael D Higgins has suggested that Elon Musk loosening speech restrictions on Twitter would be “incredible and dangerous narcissism”.