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Corporate and political actors know more about how our minds work than we do. The right to free thought can no longer be our ‘forgotten freedom’
‘Democracy is in decline’ says Nobel committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen, as she gives the award to Iranian women’s rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi.
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The Nobel peace prize committee noted that awards in recent years highlight pressure on democracy which they say is in decline around the world.
Supporters of web designer Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2022.
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Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups to limit the freedoms of other Americans.
Police stand by as a protestor prepares to desecrate a copy of the Qur'an in Stockholm.
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The legal context behind a political controversy.
Afrobeats artist Logos Olori.
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Nigeria is deeply polarised along ethnic, religious, cultural and political lines – and violence is never far from the surface.
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New research highlights how the people who value free speech may not be the ones who benefit from it the most.
Winky D’s hit Ibotso has seen him removed from stage by police.
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In his music, he positions himself within the people’s struggles and identifies with them.
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It’s not just the likes of Gary Lineker who can get in trouble for tweeting.
People stage a rally to protest the newly-revised Criminal Code in Indonesia.
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Indonesia’s new Criminal Code carries problematic articles that threaten democracy and freedom of speech, and have the potential to disrupt the private spaces of the citizens.
People wait in line for a free morning meal in Los Angeles in April 2020. High and rising inequality is one reason the U.S. ranks badly on some international measures of development.
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The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year. A political historian explains the country’s dismal scores.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, receives the final State Capture Report from Chief Juistice Raymond Zondo.
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The commission could have made more of the evidence and been more categorical about when it thought criminality had taken place.
Quebec’s bill may be seen as part of on-going ‘culture wars,’ and alongside Ontario and Québec conservative governments’ grandstanding about ‘free speech’ on university campuses.
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In addition to undermining universities’ and faculty members’ autonomy, the bill blurs distinctions between free expression and academic freedom, and turns academic freedom into a political weapon.
Russian pranksters and anti-free speech advocates Vladimir “Vovan” Kuznetsov, left, and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov in Moscow in 2016.
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Political phone pranksters played a big part in the passage of draconian laws that strangle free expression in Russia.
Protesters who think the government is restricting their ‘right to freedom’ misunderstand the way that rights require us to consider how our actions impact others.
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Our freedom is limited as soon as our speech and behaviour become harmful to other people.
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Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of speech.
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The ruling could justify the future visa cancellation of any individual who is seen as a ‘role model’ and who may be perceived as causing social unrest.
Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the company’s new corporate name, Meta, during a virtual event.
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In order to effectively regulate data-intensive, privately held global infrastructure like Facebook, human rights needs to be a primary focal point.
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Australia’s piecemeal approach to regulating hate speech online isn’t working. The UK has introduced a possible better way forward.
Many laws passed in recent times are not aimed at correcting false information, but punishing its publication.
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The majority of those punished under the laws to combat false information are opposition politicians or journalists.
How would you feel seeing more Canadian content on your ‘for you page’?
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Powers in Bill C-10 will force YouTube and TikTok to make CanCon more discoverable, skewing our searches and streams — but it’s unconstitutional.