Georgian media launch several-hour long blackout over declining press freedom
Twenty-one Georgian online media outlets temporarily went offline on Wednesday in a campaign to raise awareness over press freedom in the country.| OC Media
Vor Finnlands höchstem Gericht wird heute die letzte Berufung im Fall Päivi Räsänen verhandelt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft fordert eine Verurteilung, aufgrund von Räsänen Äußerungen in einem X-Post mit Bibelzitat The post Live from Court: Finland’s “Bible Tweet” Case Reaches Supreme Court in Landmark Free Speech Battle appeared first on ADF International.| ADF International
Letter calls on Commission to consult free speech experts as part of review into censorial Digital Services Act (DSA) Letter from free speech experts, which was coordinated by ADF International, comes after US Ambassador to EU and Google recently expressed concerns that DSA risks censoring American online speech BRUSSELS (9 October 2025) – More than […] The post One hundred experts write to European Commission warning EU legislation risks censoring global speech appeared first on ADF I...| ADF International
The recent and unsettling silence of the media surrounding the sudden death of Dr. Hoàng Phương Mai offers a vivid example of what I would call “the press standing on the sidelines.” Excuses to justify the media’s indifference are easy to| The Vietnamese Magazine
In September 2024, a social media storm erupted around 16-year-old Chu Ngọc Quang Vinh, a 12th-grade English major at Nguyễn Tất Thành High School for the Gifted in Yên Bái province. The incident began with a post Vinh| The Vietnamese Magazine
NANAIMO, BC: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that a complaint has been filed with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal on behalf of Bryony Dixon. The complaint argues that the Board of Education of School District No. 68 (District), which serves the Nanaimo, Ladysmith, and surrounding communities on Vancouver Island, discriminated against Ms. […] The post Complaint filed against Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District for political discrimination appeared first on J...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
CALGARY, AB: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has released a new report titled Canada’s Surrender of Sovereignty: New WHO health regulations undermine Canadian democracy and Charter freedoms. Authored by Nigel Hannaford, a veteran journalist and researcher, the report warns that Canada’s acceptance of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) revised International Health Regulations (IHR) represents […] The post New report warns WHO health rules erode Canada’s democracy an...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
TORONTO, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that an appeal has been filed in the Ontario Court of Appeal on behalf of retired Canadian Forces veteran Master Warrant Officer (Ret’d) Jeffrey Evely, who was arrested while attempting to stand guard at the National War Memorial during the peaceful 2022 Freedom Convoy protest. At the beginning of 2022, Mr. Evely joined the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa […] The post Canadian veteran challenges police lockdown p...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
NELSON HOUSE, MB: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) has rescinded its five-year banishment of Terry Wayne Francois, an Indigenous father of five who had been exiled from his home and family in Nelson House, Manitoba. This development follows a motion filed by lawyers seeking a court order […] The post Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation rescinds five-year banishment of Indigenous father of five appeared first on Justice Centre for Co...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that a factum has been filed in the Federal Court of Appeal in a case seeking clarity on when a prime minister of Canada may lawfully prorogue Parliament. The appeal challenges Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton’s March 6, 2025, judgment dismissing the underlying judicial review. The […] The post Appeal advances on limits of prime minister’s power to prorogue Parliament appeared first on Justice Centre for Constitutional F...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
CALGARY, AB: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that an appeal has been filed in the case of Alberta lawyer Roger Song, challenging the Law Society of Alberta’s power to impose mandatory “cultural competence” and other ideological conditions on lawyers in the province. The appeal follows the September 12, 2025, ruling of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, which effectively upheld the Law Society’s authority to compel lawyers to co...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
HALIFAX, NS: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has granted public interest standing to a group of physicians and patients, represented by lawyers funded through the Justice Centre, in a major constitutional challenge to the province’s Personal Health Information Act. The ruling allows the applicants to proceed with their Charter challenge of recent amendments that force doctors and […] The post Supreme Court of Nova...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Ontario Court of Justice has handed Saskatchewan trucker and peaceful Freedom Convoy protester Chris Barber an 18-month conditional sentence and 100 hours of community service. The sentence will be served in his community. The Crown sought an extraordinarily harsh eight-year prison sentence for Mr. Barber, despite his entirely peaceful participation in the 2022 […] The post Chris Barber will not see pri...| Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
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Twenty-one Georgian online media outlets temporarily went offline on Wednesday in a campaign to raise awareness over press freedom in the country.| OC Media
EXCLUSIVE: James Baker said that, important as it was to protect young people from online harm, it was just as crucial to respect their freedom of expression rights.| Express.co.uk
Policies must embrace principles of justice| The Independent
Joint StatementInternational civil society strongly condemn digital crackdown by the Government of Indonesia and Big Tech Jakarta (10 September 2025) – We, the undersigned organisations, strongly and unequivocally condemn the ongoing […] The post International civil society strongly condemn digital crackdown by the Government of Indonesia and Big Tech first appeared on SAFEnet.| SAFEnet
The UK law on incitement and its enforcement go off the rails| Double Aspect
Amidst demonstrations in Indonesia, various digital rights violations continue to occur. The post Digital Rights Violations During Demonstrations in Indonesia first appeared on SAFEnet.| SAFEnet
Denpasar, August 31, 2025 — A wave of protests has swept across multiple Indonesian cities since August 25, 2025, reflecting widespread public discontent with the country’s political climate and persistent […] The post Statement on Digital Repression During the August 2025 Indonesian Protests first appeared on SAFEnet.| SAFEnet
Hayes Mabweazara, University of Glasgow and Bethia Pearson, University of Glasgow Media capture happens when media outlets lose their independence and fall under the influence of political or finan…| African Centre for Media Excellence
Internet Without Borders is concerned about the Internet disruptions in Kenya, where bandwidth access was severely disrupted on June 25, 2024, amidst protests against the 2024 Finance Bill. This was noted and reported by Internet Without Borders’ partners in Kenya, including Internews Kenya, KICTANet and the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). Information from internet shutdown L’article Kenya: Internet Disruptions and Anti-Government Protests est apparu en premier sur Internet Sans Fro...| Internet Sans Frontières
The word “Islamophobia” and its definition have been highly contested amongst scholars, authors and policymakers regarding its ability...| Fair Observer
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Jodi Newman has written an extremely careful and generous review of my recent book (2024), for which I am very grateful. Toward the end, she points to a series of topics that she found herself wishing I had directed more attention to, noting my stated intention to do so in other works. These topics include the use of dogwhistles and figleaves for misogyny and transphobia, and the use of dogwhistles by people other than the far-right. … [please read below the rest of the article].| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
What a turnabout that the US State Department may actually provide some protection against an attempt to silence women from calling out the men's fetish of autogynephilia which puts women and children at risk.| Women's Space Ireland
"Imagine a law that allowed white people to declare they are black or adults to declare they are children. There would rightly be uproar. Yet women are supposed to accept that any man can say he’s a woman, or be called a bigot."| Women's Space Ireland
The International Publishers Association alerts its world membership to reports of Russian actions against 'LGBT propaganda.'| Publishing Perspectives
By September of 2022 Advance HE in Britain, who operate Athena Swan, had dropped the requirement to foster ‘collective understanding’ from the UK Principles. However, crucially, collective understanding about gender is still required in Ireland.| Women's Space Ireland
In its fifth year, Germany's nationwide engagement in Freedom of Expression Week hails disagreement as a benefit—not a barrier.| Publishing Perspectives
There are 28 candidates chasing six seats in the two university panels for colleges of the NUI and Trinity College Dublin this month. Many candidates appear to be offering a range of similar positions on a wide variety of topics. Two women candidates however stand out from the crowd. Laoise| Women's Space Ireland
Bravery takes many forms, and since 2006 the International Publishers Association has honored publishers who have upheld the standards and justice and […]| Social Science Space
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Poem by Kathryn O'Sullivan, read out at our protest outside the German Embassy on November 1st, the day far-reaching "self-id" legislation came into force placing German women and children at risk of harm.| Women's Space Ireland
If the Government's plans to protect men's "gender identity" in our equality legislation is successful, it may mean that women and girls will not be able to object to men or boys in our sports, schools, changing rooms.| Women's Space Ireland
Image credit: Dan Perjovschi Madam Minister, We write you this public letter as professionals working in museums, arts organisations and universities, as well as supporters of Slovak art and cultur…| ArtLeaks
This weekend, China’s leaders gather in Beijing for meetings widely expected to determine the shape of China’s economy, as well as the nation’s progress, over the next decade. What exactly the outcome of this Third Plenum of the Eighteenth Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will be remains shrouded in no small measure of secrecy, like most matters of high politics in China. President Xi Jinping has signaled that a significant new wave of economic liberalization may be in the ...| ChinaFile
In the 2020 Programme for Government there are multiple examples of gender identity ideology being introduced, none of which have popular support. So where does the blame lie for the importation of the "culture wars"?| Women's Space Ireland
