Something‘s Rotten: How Denmark Is Criminalizing Blasphemy Through Hate Speech Law
February 14th marked the first anniversary of the deadly attack against a free speech debate in Copenhagen, which left one person dead. This individual was killed by an Islamist seemingly intent on…
Malaysia and South East Asia: Freedom of Expression and Information
General overview of South East Asia – a region of approximately 600 million people Table 1 No Country Legal System 1 Malaysia English common law/personal…
Submission on the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill
Abstract The following brief was submitted in response to The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa’s Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes…
Disrupting the disruption: a key role for academics in the protection of freedom of expression
KEYNOTE SPEECH WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY JAKARTA ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS May 3, 2017 Many warm thanks to the organisers of the academic…
Georgia: With TV Station Takeover, Is Free Speech at Stake?
Journalists at Georgia’s last major opposition broadcasting company are digging in and refusing to comply with a court order altering the outlet’s ownership structure. Doing…
33 Press and Media Organizations File Amicus Brief in “Committee to Protect Journalists v. CIA”
This article was originally posted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the…
South Korea: Litigating on the Free Flow of Information
1. Most important 5 case laws and why? A. Online Real-Name Case, Constitutional Court of Korea, 2010 Honma 47, Aug. 23, 2012 [invalidating the Act…
Thailand: The Revocation of License to Broadcast of Peace TV
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) revoked the license for broadcasting of Peace TV on April 27, 2015. The channel is an affiliated with the…
Vidar Stromme: Freedom of Expression and Information in Norway
Following are the issues discussed in Vidar Stromme’s presentation from the annual Justice for Free Expression Conference held on April 4-5, 2016. Please see the…