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Today I Visited My Turkish Colleague in Prison. Erdogan’s Crackdown Must Stop
By Salil Shetty
Free Speech, Forced Speech and the Right to Silence
By Nancy Gibbs
Soon You Can Check In For Your Flight with Just Your Face
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Why Anthony Scaramucci Keeps Attacking a Tufts Student
"I will not allow the defamatory remarks to stand without reprisal," he said
By Katie Reilly
November 29, 2017
Anthony Scaramucci Threatened to Sue a Student. Now Tufts University Is Postponing His Talk
The university said it was disappointed in Scaramucci's threat
By Lucinda Shen
November 27, 2017
The Dhaka Literary Festival Defies Attacks on Free Speech
The Dhaka Literary Festival will host its sixth iteration this weekend
By Casey Quackenbush
November 17, 2017
The Fight Over Free Speech on Campus Isn't Just About Free Speech
Students are clashing over the costs of free speech, and who gets hurt
By Katy Steinmetz
October 12, 2017
The Real Special Snowflakes On Campus
Many conservatives believe that universities and colleges have become illiberal spaces that stifle free speech. They point to the violent protests at the University of California, Berkeley, that prevented Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking, or the...
September 28, 2017
America Is Living Through a Battle for its Soul
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
August 28, 2017
Fighting Words: A Battle in Berkeley Over Free Speech
A battle in Berkeley over free speech shows how frenzied politics has become
By Katy Steinmetz
June 1, 2017
Republicans Want to Punish Student Protesters
Republican lawmakers are wading into the intensifying debate over free speech on campus, proposing legislation in at least half a dozen states to regulate student protests and discipline hecklers. Inspired by a spate of recent...
By Katie Reilly
May 1, 2017
The Right to Speech Vs. the Right to Censor
Milo Yiannopoulos is many things: a onetime editor at the alt-right website Breitbart, a gay and partly Jewish man who regularly disparaged gays and Jews, the self-described "most fabulous supervillain of the Internet" and, in...
By Bryan Walsh
March 2, 2017
Free Speech Is Central to Our Dignity as Humans
Even “bad,” “wrong” or “hate” speech has value
By William Ruger
June 3, 2016
Don't Get Too Excited About America's Strong Dollar
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
June 2, 2016
Ex-Miss Turkey Guilty of Insulting Erdogan in Satirical Post
She shared an Instagram post that was deemed defamatory
By Casey Quackenbush
June 1, 2016
Azerbaijan Frees Jailed Investigative Journalist
Khadija Ismayilova says the charges against her were "false and illegal"
By Casey Quackenbush
May 26, 2016
China Hunts for Author of Letter Demanding Xi Jinping's Resignation
At least 14 people have disappeared in a matter of weeks
By Nash Jenkins
March 28, 2016
Australian Sentenced for Sedition in Singapore
The woman, who is pregnant, was arrested during a visit to the city-state last year
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
March 24, 2016
Missing Chinese Journalist Jia Jia Was Arrested at Airport
Jia Jia's arrest is the latest in an ongoing crackdown on lawyers, journalists and activists
By Nash Jenkins
March 21, 2016
U.S. Scholar Embroiled in India's Battle for Tolerance
Sanskrit expert Sheldon Pollock has found himself targeted by Hindu hard-liners
By Rishi Iyengar
March 3, 2016
India's 'Sedition' Student Released on Bail
His indictment is seen by many as evidence of India's shift to the right
By Rishi Iyengar
March 2, 2016
Donald Trump Promises to Make America Litigious Again
The 2016 contender adds rolling back First Amendment rights to his platform
By Philip Elliott
February 26, 2016
U.S. to China: Let Missing Hong Kong Booksellers Go
The disappearances have fostered deep anxiety in Hong Kong and outrage overseas
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
February 2, 2016
No Comment From China On Hong Kong Publisher
No official news has been given on Lee Bo since he disappeared on Dec. 30
By Nash Jenkins
January 12, 2016
Hong Kong Fears for the Rule of Law
An anxious city contemplates what could be a brusque demonstration of arbitrary power, Beijing style
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
January 7, 2016
Meet the Man Putting Rainbow Festivus Poles Across America
“It’s a war on Christian privilege.”
By Denver Nicks
December 23, 2015
ACLU President: We Didn't Always Have Free Speech
Student protests are a reminder of its power
By Susan N. Herman
November 20, 2015
The New Millennial 'Morality': Highly Sensitive and Easily Offended
Recent student protests on college campuses show a high degree of moral dependency
By Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning
November 17, 2015
Wallace D. Loh: The Clash of Ideas Strengthens Our Universities—and Our Nation
The pursuit of truth requires both free speech and racial justice
By Wallace D. Loh
November 16, 2015
Fears Grow for Missing Hong Kong Publishers
Their disappearance has alarmed the cultural community in a city already fearful of Beijing's growing encroachment
By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
November 10, 2015
Facebook Partners With German Government to Quell Hate Speech
Racist posts and comments have spiked since the refugee crisis
By Claire Groden / Fortune
September 15, 2015
German Journalists Investigated for Treason
The reports detailed official plans to expand snooping on online communications
By Helen Regan
July 31, 2015
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Union Fee Collection
The case could affect 7 million public sector employees in 20 states
By Charlotte Alter
June 30, 2015
Remembering China's Other 'Tiananmen Protests'
In 1989, pro-democracy protests took place not just in Beijing but in cities across China, and they too were savagely suppressed
By Kevin McSpadden
June 3, 2015
Supreme Court May Have Made Online Abuse Easier
Ruling in favor of a man who posted violent messages on Facebook could set a dangerous precedent
By Soraya Chemaly and Mary Anne Franks
June 3, 2015
Supreme Court Throws Out Conviction for Facebook Threats
Recent Supreme Court ruling defines when an online rant is free speech, and when it becomes a criminal threat
By Jeff John Roberts / Fortune
June 1, 2015
Just Because Something Is Free Speech Doesn't Mean It's O.K.
"I question the purpose of free speech when it's hate speech and when it's meant to incite violence"
By Alia Salem
May 30, 2015
Islamic Center Faces Armed 'Free Speech' Protesters
"We have the right to assemble, the right to worship, and he's not going to take that right away from us"
By Charlotte Alter
May 29, 2015
Bangladesh Bans Radical Islamist Group
Move comes days after 150 prominent writers from around the world released a joint letter condemning the killings
By Rohit Inani
May 26, 2015
Turkish Journalists Face Jail For
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Turkish prosecutors say the images of the Prophet Muhammad "insult people's religious values"
By Sabrina Toppa
April 9, 2015
India's Supreme Court Strikes Down Internet Censorship Law
The law, often called draconian, made online content deemed "grossly offensive" punishable by a jail term of up to three years
By Rishi Iyengar
March 24, 2015
Facebook Must Shut Down the Anti-Vaxxers
Mark Zuckerberg should unfriend the crazies before more people get hurt
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 19, 2015
Watch China's Creepy Musical Tribute to Online Censorship
All together now: "The Internet strengthens the country"
By Emily Rauhala / Beijing
February 12, 2015
U.S. Journalist Receives 5 Years in Jail Over Hacked Data
Barrett Brown must also pay $890,000 in restitution
By Sabrina Toppa
January 23, 2015
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Afflicted Us With Free-Speech Hindsight
We need to end the embarrassing trend of recognizing courageous speech only when it’s safe
By Jim Norton
January 12, 2015
Charlie Hebdo
Begins Work on Next Issue
Will print 1 million copies of new, eight-page issue for next week
By Charlotte Alter
January 9, 2015
Once Again, Brandeis Students Master Selective Outrage
The student body provided a louder defense of the right to condone the murder of NYPD officers, and her hatred of America, than my right to report on it
By Daniel Mael
January 8, 2015
What to Know About the Paris Terrorist Attack
What happened, who did it, and the satirical newspaper at the center of France's worst terrorist attack in recent memory,
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By Noah Rayman
January 7, 2015
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