Global Freedom of Expression

Events

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Notable Past Events

19 September

Past Event 12:30pm-5:00pm ET / Jerome Greene Annex (JGA), Columbia Law School - And Online, 410 W. 117th Street, New York, NY 10027 United States

Book Launch: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy

      As the US presidential election approaches and half of the world’s population heads to the polls in this “super-election year” of 2024,…

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25 March

Past Event 12:00pm-1:00pm ET (New York); 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT (Dakar); 5:00pm - 6:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Le discours de haine: La question persistante des seuils

Le discours de haine: La question persistante des seuils L’absence de définition universellement acceptée du discours de haine a donné lieu à une myriade d’interprétations…

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25 March

Past Event 12:00pm-1:00pm ET (New York); 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT (Dakar); 5:00pm - 6:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Hate Speech: The Enduring Problem of Thresholds

Hate Speech: The Enduring Problem of Thresholds The lack of universally accepted definition of hate speech has led to a myriad of interpretations from domestic,…

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20 March

Past Event 12:00pm-1:00pm ET (New York); 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT (Dakar); 5:00pm - 6:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Tendances mondiales du droit à l’oubli

Tendances mondiales du droit à l’oubli Comment le droit à l’oubli a-t-il évolué au cours de la dernière décennie depuis l’arrêt clé Google Spain SL…

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20 March

Past Event 12:00pm-1:00pm ET (New York); 4:00pm - 5:00pm GMT (Dakar); 5:00pm - 6:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Global Trends in the Right to be Forgotten

Global Trends in the Right to be Forgotten How has the so-called Right to be Forgotten evolved over the last decade since the landmark ruling Google…

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7 March

Past Event 6:00am-7:00am ET (New York); 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT (Dakar); 12:00pm - 1:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Les coupures de l’accès à Internet en droit international

Les coupures de l’accès à Internet en droit international Un gouvernement peut-il interdire l’accès total à l’internet? Alors que l’accès à l’internet a été reconnu…

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7 March

Past Event 6:00am-7:00am ET (New York); 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT (Dakar); 12:00pm - 1:00pm CET (Paris) / , , ,

Internet Shutdowns in International Law

Internet Shutdowns in International Law Can a government ban total access to the Internet? While access to the internet has been recognized as an enabler…

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4 December

Past Event 8:00am-10:00am ET (New York); 10:00am-12:00pm BRT (São Paulo) / , , ,

Privacy and Freedom of Expression

Hosted by the Escola Paulista da Magistratura (São Paulo School of Judges) in cooperation with Columbia Global Freedom of Expression REGISTER HERE* (see instructions below)…

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29 November

Past Event 2:00pm-3:30pm COT (Bogotá); 2:00pm-3:30pm ET (New York) / , , ,

Libertad de prensa: un asunto de género

INSCRÍBETE AQUÍ Libertad de prensa: un asunto de género La violencia contra periodistas es una de las formas más extremas de censura que hay. Desafortunadamente…

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27 November to 14 December

Past Event 8:00am-10:00am ET (New York); 10:00am-12:00pm BRT (São Paulo) / , , ,

Online Course: The Internet and Freedom of Expression

Hosted by the Escola Paulista da Magistratura (São Paulo School of Judges) in cooperation with Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Due to the massive use…

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21 November

Past Event 8:00am-10:00am ET (New York); 10:00am-12:00pm BRT (São Paulo) / , , ,

Case Law on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression

Hosted by the Escola Paulista da Magistratura (São Paulo School of Judges) in cooperation with Columbia Global Freedom of Expression REGISTER HERE* (see instructions below)…

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25 October

Past Event 1:00pm-2:30pm COT (Bogotá); 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Ciudad de Panamá); 2:00pm-3:30pm ET (New York); 3:00pm-4:30pm UYT (Montevideo) / , , ,

SLAPPs: nuevas herramientas para enfrentar el acoso judicial

SLAPPs: nuevas herramientas para enfrentar el acoso judicial En dicha oportunidad, las/os panelistas intercambiaron sus experiencias y perspectivas en relación a los litigios estratégicos contra…

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4 May

Past Event 4:00pm-5:00pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

Periodismo investigativo: Una conversación con Ricardo Calderón, periodista colombiano

  Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, CPJ, CUNY’s Journalism Protection Initiative En el marco de la a Conferencia Global del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa…

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4 May

Past Event 2:00pm-3:30pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

Report Launch: How are courts responding to SLAPPs? Analysis of selected court decisions from across the globe

Sponsored by Columbia GFoE, ARTICLE 19 and UNESCO Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are on the rise internationally and they pose a significant threat…

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4 May

Past Event 12:00pm-1:20pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), New York, NY 10027 United States

Presentación del libro: “Manual de defensa de la libertad de expresión: Estándares interamericanos de defensa de la libertad de expresión”

  Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, Cátedra UNESCO de Libertad de Expresión de la Universidad de Los Andes, Asociación Nacional de Medios de Comunicación (Asomedios) e Instituto…

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3 May

Past Event 5:00pm-6:30pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

Redes Sociales para la Paz en Colombia: Contribuyendo al diálogo regional sobre moderación de contenidos

Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, Oficina Regional de UNESCO en Montevideo, Social Media 4 Peace Colombia Dirección: MLK Conference Room 527, Riverside Church, Columbia University El proyecto Redes…

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3 May

Past Event 3:20pm-4:45pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

Libertad de expresión, precondición para el disfrute de los demás derechos humanos en América Latina

Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, Oficina Regional de UNESCO en Montevideo En consonancia con el próximo Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa, el evento organizado por…

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3 May

Past Event 1:30pm-2:50pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), New York, NY 10027 United States

Nuevos y viejos desafíos para garantizar la libertad de expresión en América Latina

Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, Oficina Regional de UNESCO en Montevideo, OBSERVACOM (Observatorio Latinoamericano de Regulación, Medios y Convergencia) Dirección: MLK Conference Room 527, Riverside Church, Columbia…

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3 May

Past Event 12:10pm-1:30pm ET (New York) / Satow Room, Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 United States

Content Moderation, Free Speech and the Eternal Search for Truth

Sponsored by Columbia GFoE, Meta Oversight Board and PEN America    On World Press Freedom Day, join Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Meta Oversight Board…

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3 May

Past Event 10:45am-11:55am ET (New York) / Satow Room, Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 United States

Media Freedom in the Face of Blasphemy Laws

Sponsored by Columbia GFoE, High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, and PEN America On World Press Freedom Day, join the High Level…

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1 May

Past Event 4:00pm-6:00pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

Forjar un futuro de derechos: Iniciativas recientes para la protección de las y los periodistas en América Latina y el Caribe

Organizadores: Columbia GFoE, Oficina Regional de UNESCO en Montevideo, SOCOLAC (Sociedad de Corresponsales en Latinoamérica y el Caribe) En el marco de la a Conferencia…

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1 May

Past Event 2:00pm-3:30pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive , New York, NY 10027 United States

“Weaponizing the Law: Attacks on Media Freedom.” Findings and Discussion with Guest Experts on Salient Points and Solutions

Sponsored by Columbia GFoE, Thomson Reuters Foundation and Tow Center for Digital Journalism    The Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF)…

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1 May

Past Event 10:00am-1:00pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower), 91 Claremont Ave, corner of 120th Street, Between Broadway and Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027 United States

UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2023 Academic Conference

The Role of Academia in Protecting Freedom of Expression as a Driver for Other Human Rights Organisers: Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, University of Liverpool,…

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27 April

Past Event 10:00am-4:00pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 MLK Tower, AND Online, 91 Claremont Ave (Between Broadway and Riverside Drive on corner of 120th Street), New York, NY 10027 United States

A Conversation on Disinformation and Democracy

 There is broad agreement that disinformation, misinformation, threatens to distort the democratic process. But there is no consensus as to the best response —…

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9 March

Past Event 1:00pm-2:30pm ET (New York) / Riverside Church, Conference Room 527 (5th Floor of the MLK Tower) AND Online, 91 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027 United States

The Collapse of Free Expression? A Roundtable

Freedom of expression has been theorized as an individual right in the context of print, radio and TV. The digital ecosystem, however, is challenging the…

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15 May

Past Event 5:00pm-7:00pm EST / 420 W 118th Street, Room 707, , New York, NY 10027 USA

Turkey: A Paradigm Shift

Our Turkey Series continues with the fifth panel bringing together distinguished speakers to discuss the paradigm shift fueled by the latest local elections. On May…

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1 February

Past Event 6:00pm-8:00pm EST / International Affairs Building, SIPA, Room 1302 - 13th Fl, 420 118th St. , New York, NY 10027 USA

TURKEY: Teetering Towards Collapse

The “Turkey Series” continues with a fourth panel focusing on the recent social, economic and political developments in Turkey. As the local elections are fast…

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25 April

Past Event 6:15pm-9:00pm Eastern Standard / Rotunda, Low Memorial Library, 535 West 116th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), New York, NY 10027 USA

Global Freedom of Expression Award Ceremony

The third biennial presentation of the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes will  be awarded on April 25th 2018 by President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University in…

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12 December

Past Event 6:00pm-8:00pm EST / World Room, 3rd Fl, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, 116th and Broadway, New York, New York 10027 United States

Turkey: Freedom of Expression in the Dock

The Turkish authorities’ relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and other human rights in Turkey has accelerated since the failed coup attempt of July 2016.…

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18 September

Past Event 6:00pm-8:00pm / ROOM 1501, School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th st., New York, NY 10027 United States

Free Expression in a Time of Uncertainty – a European Perspective

Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the EU Commission, in conversation with Anya Schiffrin, Director of SIPA’s TMaC specialization. Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the EU…

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4 to 5 April

Past Event 9:00am-6:00pm EST / Faculty House, Columbia University, , New York, NY 10027

2016 Justice for Free Expression

The 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference focused on the jurisprudence on freedom of expression in 2015. Participants reviewed exemplary cases and key decisions, compared…

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5 to 8 October

Past Event 9:00am-6:00pm / , , Port of Spain, Trinidad

IFEX Strategy Conference for Freedom of Expression Defenders

October 5-8, 2015 IFEX Strategy Conference and General Meeting in Trinidad will have over 170 participants from 70 different countries. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression will be represented by its Project Manager, Dr. Hawley Johnson, who will be presenting information about our initiative and promoting digital collaboration between freedom of expression defenders.

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10 to 11 March

Past Event 9:00am-6:30pm EST / Faculty Room, Low Library, Columbia University, New York, NY

Justice for Free Expression in 2014

The Justice for Free Expression conference focused on the jurisprudence on freedom of expression in 2014 around the world. Participants from over 40 countries have…

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