The report maps out the major threats to freedom of expression in Europe in 2018 and the actions that governments should carry out to counter them as a matter of priority. The report expresses concern about the increase of violence and …
Anti-semitic & ‘death to gays’ US preacher Steven Anderson banned from most of Europe
Dutch security minister Mark Harbers revealed he has “taken measures to prevent the person concerned from entering the Schengen area,” the common European travel area consisting of 26 countries. Steven Anderson was due to appear in the Netherlands …
$30,000 penalty for “bad feng shui” article that damaged the reputation of a chinese real estate company
A Chinese court has ordered a media company to pay nearly $30,000 to a real estate developer after it published a feng shui expert’s critique of three unusually shaped buildings in Beijing. The article claimed their design brought misfortune on those …
Julian Assange is charged for hacking and not for publishing classified information
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, 47, was arrested in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. …
Russia: new legislation enables authorities to block websites for “fake news” and insults
President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation enabling Russian authorities to block websites and hand out punishment for "fake news" and material deemed insulting to the state or the public. The two bills that critics see as part of a Kremlin …
A raised middle finger is a form of free speech
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit allowed last week a lawsuit by a driver who made the vulgar gesture at a police officer. In June 2017, Debra L. Cruise-Gulyas had been driving over the speed limit and, at first, the …
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