Freedom of speech

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• Sydney University bows to request from Sri Lankan military and police

  12 Sep 2014: Invitations withdrawn from two Sri Lankan human rights organisations to an international conference

• Ohio man's Bible-inspired anti-fracking billboards to come down

  8 Sep 2014: Billboard owners end contract with Michael Boals, who drew complaints from a company for signs saying ‘poisoned waters’ and ‘death may come’

• The internet is a cesspit of conflict, right? No – it's an engine of consensus

  28 Aug 2014: Jason Wilson: A new report suggests that people are far less likely to express disagreement with prevailing views in social media than in other contexts
  

• US alarm as Vietnamese democracy activists jailed for 'obstructing traffic'

  27 Aug 2014: Embassy says trio were imprisoned for expressing political views after government used public order laws to prosecute

• Beijing independent film festival shut down by Chinese authorities

  24 Aug 2014:

  Organisers forced to sign documents promising not to hold festival, as China's crackdown on freedom of speech continues

• Twitter: from free speech champion to selective censor?

  21 Aug 2014:

  By acting on footage of James Foley's murder, Twitter has taken responsibility in a way it hasn't over abuse and threats. So what happens next?

• The Ethiopian bloggers charged as terrorists – Twitter Q&A

  8 Aug 2014: A group of journalists and bloggers known as the Zone Nine collective have felt the full force of a government media crackdown. With their colleagues imprisoned awaiting trial they took over @guardianafrica to answer your questions

• Free Speech 2014: Dreyfus calls Brandis 'walking disaster' as attorney general – the day's events

  7 Aug 2014: Adam Brereton: liveblog: Today’s Free Speech 2014 symposium, put together by freedom commissioner Tim Wilson, will discuss racial discrimination, online harassment, and asylum seekers

• Letter to Barack Obama from a Swaziland jail cell

  3 Aug 2014: Human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko has been imprisoned for criticising Swaziland’s judicial system. He writes to the US president, who he cites as his inspiration, asking for help ahead of a summit of African leaders at the White House

• Royal Court play explores virtual online world of paedophile fantasy

  22 Jul 2014:

  In Jennifer Haley's play, adults adopt child avatars to enact fantasies of illicit sex – raising issues around freedom of expression and the pernicious influence of explicit material. Matt Trueman reports

• Iran frees hunger-striking dissident Mehdi Khazali on health grounds

  14 Jul 2014: IRNA news agency says 48-year-old, who was taken to hospital after going on hunger strike, is deemed too ill to return to jail

• Book censorship prompts freedom of expression fears for Indian publishers

  14 Jul 2014: Self-appointed 'Ban Man' Dinanath Batra demands withdrawal, pulping or rewriting work deemed injurious to Hindus' feelings
  

• Index on Censorship urges challenge to 'right to be forgotten' ruling

  4 Jul 2014:

  Judges' decision 'flabby', says free expression group

• Nigerian atheist faces death threats after release from psychiatric ward

  3 Jul 2014: Mubarak Bala, who was forcibly committed for renouncing Islam, goes into hiding in region where sharia law holds

• Massachusetts prepares bill for stronger security at abortion clinics

  2 Jul 2014: Governor hopes to sign bill that would give police more power and counter supreme court decision about clinics' 'buffer zones'

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