Freedom of Speech

Protests Erupt In Malta Over Proposed Law To Regulate Internet News

Thousand of people filled the street of Malta's capital Valletta on Sunday to oppose the new draft l...

Feb 21, 2017 08:31 AM EST

Trump Vows To Repeal Political Limits On Churches

President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to "totally destroy" the Johnson Amendment which ba...

Feb 03, 2017 08:34 AM EST

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Doubtful Over Law Barring Offensive Trademarks

In a First Amendment clash over a law barring offensive trademarks, Justices raised doubts about a g...

Jan 19, 2017 10:29 AM EST

Turkey requests Germany to prosecute popular comedian for 'insulting' poem against President Erdogan

Comedian Jan Böhmermann is being investigated for a satirical poem in which he accused Turkish Pres...

Apr 12, 2016 06:16 AM EDT

Recording police activities not protected under the First Amendment? Civil rights group to challenge unusual court ruling

A district court judge in Pennsylvania ruled that silently recording police activities in public is ...

Feb 28, 2016 07:14 PM EST

Turkish scholars detained after criticizing anti-Kurdish military operations

Turkish scholars were probed and detained for criticizing military operations against Kurdish rebels...

Jan 17, 2016 07:45 PM EST

Scholars call to reconsider First Amendment's Freedom of Speech following ISIS online campaign

Legal scholars Cass Sunstein and Eric Posner called to reconsider the First Amendment’s Freedom of...

Dec 31, 2015 01:06 AM EST

China Human Rights Lawyer Guilty: Three-Year Suspended Sentence Over Posts

Chinese human rights, Pu Zhiqiang, receives a Three-year suspended sentence over internet posts seen...

Dec 22, 2015 07:09 AM EST

Bulgaria: Arson Attack & Arbitrary Journalists' Firings Highlight Growing Intimidation by Authorities (VIDEO)

Genka Shikerova, a leading Bulgarian journalist, saw her Peugeot 308 set on fire in a suspected arso...

Sep 17, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

Egyptian Jon Stewart: Court Lawsuit Against Bassem Youssef Dropped; Other Investigations Still Pending (Video)

A Cairo court has turned down a lawsuit filed by an Islamist lawyer, which demanded Bassem Youssef's...

Apr 06, 2013 04:33 PM EDT

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