freedom of speech

"We are disappointed by the Court's decision and potential threat to public safety if this event ensues," Mayor Brandon Scott spokesperson Cal Harris wrote.

The 58-year-old journalist and co-founder of Rappler is the 18th woman in history to win the Peace Prize.

The 45 percent who approve continues a fall from 59 percent in 2015 and 71 percent in 2011; 32 percent of Americans believe the government is doing a poor job.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday not to hear floral artist Barronelle Stutzman's case leaves freedom of religion and expression in an uncertain state.

Censoring media will not improve press freedoms.

High-profile military veteran and anti-Trump critic Travis Akers tweeted Sunday, "this is not ok @Amazon."

The music streaming service hosts bands with white supremacist and neo-Nazi names and actively promotes them on social media.

A 71-year-old pastor of a north London church was arrested on April 23 under the city's Public Order Act for allegedly making "homophobic comments" during a public sermon, video shows.

China is attempting to control the global conversation about its escalations in Hong Kong and its treatment of Uighurs.

A spokesman for the German chancellor said social media companies should not "stand back" when users incite violence or spread hate.

Targeting the views and supporters of a presidential administration may be a new tactic for the Left, but stifling the views and thoughts of opponents isn't.

Among the many disturbing events of 2020 has been the rising threat to academic freedom at colleges and universities.

If you don't like someone's ideas you should argue with them or ignore them; getting someone to censor them should not be an option.

Alito's primary theme was the restrictions on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms—especially of religion, assembly and speech—that have intensified during the pandemic.

No one should fear violence or harassment for reproducing or publishing images like the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. But those who do not agree their publication s also have the right to non-violently voice their concerns.

The professor's tweet compared North Carolina's COVID-19 lockdown measures to a "slave state."

He offered a scathing rebuke Saturday of Chinese government officials and their country's state-run media outlets for producing "obscene propaganda" that looks to capitalize on U.S. civil unrest.

The social media giant complied with more take-down requests from Indian officials than any other country, a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists showed.

Despite the government's iron fist, Egyptians are still intent on taking to the streets.

Freedom of speech is being used more to defame than to argue or inform—and we might be undermining its very future.

Representative Kiah Morris said political discourse had become "divisive, inflammatory" and even dangerous.

Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, experts have pointed to an increasing crackdown on free speech.

A law firm had claimed defamation over a former client's feedback.

Ahmed Mansoor was part of a Human Rights Watch Advisory Committee.

The bill proposed jail sentences and hefty fines for anyone found guilty of publishing fake news.

"To me it sends a chilling message that if you are a Christian and you hold traditional Christian views you should be careful not to express them, because you might end up losing your job."

"It'll get you a ride on a Greyhound bus," one team owner told drivers thinking of protesting.

Only 26 percent could name all three branches of the government.

Twitter, which counts Trump among its active users, has a record of litigating in favor of user privacy.

Bills have been introduced over the past month in states including North Dakota, Indiana and Iowa that would impose measures such as harsher penalties for demonstrators who disrupt traffic, and scrapping punishment for drivers who unintentionally strike protesters blocking their vehicles.