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New laws pending in Wisconsin and North Carolina would require public universities to punish students who disrupt campus speakers. But these laws would do more to hinder free speech than protect it.
Cracking down on extremism online won’t solve the problem of extremist violence, will inevitably censor speech that’s important to protect and risks harming political dissidents and democracy itself.
Comments like ‘little girl needs to keep to herself before daddy breaks her face’ get a free pass in the name of free speech.
Handing over censorship to authors and writers themselves may actually make it harsher.
A spate of violence linked to accusations of blasphemy has rocked Pakistan.
The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
When is a joke not a joke? When it starts to erode a fundamental human right.
The government has not adequately explained what it is hoping to achieve by changing the wording of Section 18C.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced a watering down of the controversial Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Peter Dutton has advised Alan Joyce and other business executives who have written to Malcolm Turnbull urging action on same-sex marriage to “stick to their knitting”. It’s advice some in the government…
Besides a reminder of a dark period in South Africa’s history, Human Rights Day also celebrates the country’s unique, highly acclaimed constitution which guarantees human dignity and equal rights.
The growing incidence of racism on social media in South Africa suggests that there are consequences. Whether there ought to be criminal sanctions remains an ongoing debate.
How do we know what we think we know? Accuracy, care and rigorous method gets us somewhere there, especially on issues like racism.
Recent developments at the United Nations and the G-20 suggest that the well-known human rights to privacy and freedom of expression may soon be formally extended to online communications.
Neither Galaxy Research nor the Institute of Public Affairs think-tank discussed the most interesting data they garnered from polling on free speech and reform to Section 18C.
The public must prepare to stand up for a free press, and against online censorship and surveillance.
Amending Section 18C would send a ‘dangerous message’, according to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
A minor change, substituting ‘vilify’ for ‘offend’ and ‘insult’, would bring Section 18C more in line with similar laws in other democracies without undermining its effectiveness.
A new clause being embedded in a number of university contracts attempts to restrict academics from speaking freely in public debate about issues that are outside their area of research.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Research fellow, City, University of London
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, American University in Cairo
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Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canberra
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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