Sheikh Maytham Al Salman visits Columbia University after being Freed by Bahrain Authorities
Sheikh Maytham Al Salman visits Columbia University after being Freed by Bahrain Authorities For the first time since his August 8, 2015, arrest for “inciting…
U.S. First Amendment: Opportunities and Challenges
The First Amendment (and the rest of the Bill of Rights) was ratified in 1791, but largely ignored by the U.S. Supreme Court for 128…
Upcoming Conference – The State of Free Speech: Challenges and Solutions for a Digital Age, December 4, 2023
The Future of Free Speech (FFS) Project invites you to join its annual conference on free speech, which will take place in Stockholm on December…
IFÖD: Report and Recommendations for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Turkey
Summary The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, submitted a report in November…
Open Letter in Support of Prof. Füsun Üstel and All Other Academics in Turkey Facing Imprisonment for Advocating Peace
March 11, 2019 As members of academic communities around the world, we strongly condemn the sentencing of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel of Galatasaray University in…
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
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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…
Anti-SLAPP: Professor goes free after vexatious and frivolous suit
This blog was originally published by Inforrm’s Blog and is reproduced with permission and thanks. It is rare in Belgium for people who take part in the…
Academic Restraint in Brazil: Facts, Opinions, or Beliefs?
After a tense legislative proceeding, the Brazilian State of Alagoas passed a statute forbidding professors at public universities from giving their political, religious or ideological…