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Report: Turkey Deported 350 Christians as “National Security Threats”

Uzay Bulut October 29, 2025

ADF International is currently supporting over 30 legal cases on behalf of Christians challenging the arbitrary bans before the European Court of Human Rights and the Turkish courts.

Sweden’s War on Parents

Lauren Smith October 14, 2025

Social services took Daniel and Bianca Samson’s two young daughters and accused the parents of being “religious extremists.” Now, they are fighting to bring their girls home.

Keyboard with caution cone (illustration Digital Services Act)

Rethink the Digital Services Act, Over 100 Experts Tell Brussels

Javier Villamor October 9, 2025

Signatories of the open letter warn that the EU’s landmark law hands unprecedented power to the Commission and private actors to control online speech.

Rod Dreher in front of poster for film Live Not by Lies

Live Not By Lies: A Cautionary Tale for an Illiberal Age

Lauren Smith July 1, 2025

The documentary adaptation of our columnist Rod Dreher’s book is an urgent warning against the creep of soft totalitarianism.

UPDATE: ‘Billboard Chris’ Released Without Charges

TEC News June 6, 2025

The two activists are looking at their legal options after being strip searched and put into jail cells for holding signs saying “Children are never born in the wrong body

‘Billboard Chris’ Arrested in Heart of ‘Europe’s Capital’

TEC News June 5, 2025

Brussels once again shows its intolerance toward freedom of speech.

ADF Executive Director Paul Coleman, ADF Senior Counsel for Europe Adina Portaru, and American author Rod Dreher.

“Soft Totalitarianism”: Global Free Speech Advocacy Slams EU Censorship Rules

Tamás Orbán May 22, 2025

“Free speech is again under threat on this continent in a way it hasn’t been since the nightmare of Europe’s authoritarian regimes just a few decades ago,” the head of ADF International said.

JD Vance Breaks Another Taboo: Europe’s Christians Are Being Persecuted

Jonathon Van Maren February 26, 2025

Scottish woman arrested for “silent vigil,” UK veteran for an anti-gender ideology post, Päivi Räsänen prosecuted for quoting the Bible… Where were the defenders of liberal values then?

Brussels Doubles Down on Political Control

Javier Villamor February 7, 2025

ADF International: “Attempts to limit free speech through initiatives like the Democracy Shield and the Digital Services Act will not protect democracy but destroy it.”

Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime

Paul Coleman October 17, 2024

If we truly have the right to freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, can silent prayer in a public place ever be a crime?

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Report: Turkey Deported 350 Christians as “National Security Threats”

Sweden’s War on Parents

Rethink the Digital Services Act, Over 100 Experts Tell Brussels

Live Not By Lies: A Cautionary Tale for an Illiberal Age

UPDATE: ‘Billboard Chris’ Released Without Charges

‘Billboard Chris’ Arrested in Heart of ‘Europe’s Capital’

“Soft Totalitarianism”: Global Free Speech Advocacy Slams EU Censorship Rules

JD Vance Breaks Another Taboo: Europe’s Christians Are Being Persecuted

Brussels Doubles Down on Political Control

Be Careful What You Think: In Britain, It Might Be a Crime

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