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Job Posting: Postdoc Humor and Free Speech Regulation
The University of Groningen in the Netherlands is offering a 36-month postdoc position (full time, 1.0 FTE) within the project ‘Forensic Humor Analysis: Rethinking Offensive…
Job Posting: Legal Adviser on Freedom of Expression
The UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan, is looking for a Legal Adviser to join her team. The key priority…
Congratulations to the Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
“Congratulations to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. At a time when society is facing grave threats ranging from climate change to the pandemic, the Nobel Committee is…
Factsheet on Internet Shutdowns in International Law
Factsheet on Internet Shutdowns in International Law Prepared by Joan Barata, Senior Legal Fellow at Future of Free Speech Project, Justitia This Factsheet is meant…
UN experts call for investigation into allegations that Saudi Crown Prince involved in hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone
This press release was originally posted by The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. GENEVA (22 January 2020) – UN human rights experts…
New landmark report calls on Media Freedom Coalition States to create an emergency visa for journalists at risk
A new advisory report published today by the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom chaired by Lord Neuberger and Amal Clooney finds that journalists face unprecedented risks to…
But Facebook’s Not a Country: How to Interpret Human Rights Law for Social Media Companies
Published in Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (86-111), 2020 Abstract: Private social media companies regulate much more speech than any government does, and their…
Speech that Isn’t Mine: Obligations Under the European Court of Human Rights, by Natalie Alkiviadou
Published in International Journal for the Semiotics of Law – Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, November 2023 Abstract In 2023, the Grand Chamber of the…