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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.
African governments have transitioned from outright control of freedom of expression to a subtler manipulation of the press that includes withholding state advertising from commercial media outlets.
That South Africa has voted against rights enshrined in its globally celebrated, progressive constitution suggests a troubling indifference to its human rights commitments.
South Africa’s public broadcaster is in a state of crisis, gripped by paranoia and facing accusations of censorship. Can it be saved?
Namibia’s rise in the World Press Freedom rankings is stunning. The media environment in Africa, too, has improved. But media closures and the harassment of journalists are not yet things of the past.
Non-state actors in Indonesia use violence and intimidation against a critical civil society as a means for the political and business elites to maintain wealth and power.
Those who benefit from, and defend, freedom of speech are often those who already enjoy the most privilege in society.
The increasing use of social media in the financial sector has made it difficult for companies to exercise control, while at the same time allow employees freedom of expression in the workplace.
Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi has been rocked by protests both opposing and supporting the arrest of Kanhaiya Kumar.
Many schools claim that when students attend in uniforms, it improves discipline, and leads to academic gains. But does it?
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Academic, Monash University
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Lecturer, Indonesia Jentera School of Law
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Lecturer in Law, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela University
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Charles Hadji is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professeur honoraire (Sciences de l’éducation), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Professor Emeritus of Education Law & Labor, University of New Hampshire
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Lecturer in Development Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate professor, London Metropolitan University
