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Sweden Faces New Diplomatic Headache Following Latest Quran Burning Stunt

Robert Semonsen July 4, 2023

Following the stunt, Sweden’s embassy in Iraq was stormed by a mob of protesters; governments of Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, and the UAE recalled their ambassadors from Stockholm; and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (ICO) called for Quran burning to be banned globally.

U.S. Supreme Court: Christian Web Designer Not Forced To Make LGBT Websites

Chris Tomlinson June 30, 2023

U.S. anti-discrimination laws face a serious challenge after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a website designer is not compelled to create works that conflict with her religious beliefs on same-sex marriage.

Pavica Can Pray

Ludwig Graf von Brühl June 29, 2023

Should Germany follow through with its censorship policies, a legal clash will be inevitable. But for now, the right to pray and gather peacefully has been affirmed.

Stockholm Sees First Quran Burning Since Permit Ban Overturned by Courts

Chris Tomlinson June 29, 2023

After months of court battles, anti-Islam protestors have burned yet another copy of the Quran in Stockholm, adding yet more tensions to Sweden’s bid to seek NATO approval from Turkey, whose Foreign Minister condemned the burning.

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

Hélène de Lauzun May 12, 2023

The ban follows instructions given directly by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Tuesday, May 9th, expressly requested that any demonstration originating from “the ultra-Right or the extreme Right be banned.”

Blasphemy Laws and ‘Hate Speech’: Free Speech at a Crossroads

Sofia Hörder April 26, 2023

The roots of oppressive censorship are one and the same. Europe’s ‘hate speech’ laws are a secular equivalent to blasphemy laws—both hinder people from living and speaking freely.

Hungarian President Vetoes ‘Complaints Law’ Over LGBT Concerns

Tamás Orbán April 24, 2023

“It is necessary to consider whether [it’s] consistent with the freedom of expression,” President Novák stated, questioning the law’s applicability.

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

Daria Fedotova April 10, 2023

It is not activists’ sincere belief in the harm caused by ‘wrong words’ that is the problem, but their ill-founded hubris—their self-assumed role of holy avengers bringing the world to the ‘right side of history.’

It’s Time To Speak Up for Free Speech

Sofia Hörder March 30, 2023

Let’s take Finnish MP Räsänen’s words to heart: “Now it is time to speak. Because the more we are silent, the narrower the space for freedom of speech and religion grows.”

Thoughtcrime Britain

Frank Haviland March 24, 2023

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce must have presented quite a challenge for the officers: a lone, middle-aged Catholic woman, armed with a double-barrelled surname, silently thinking forbidden thoughts.

Tag: freedom of expression

Sweden Faces New Diplomatic Headache Following Latest Quran Burning Stunt

U.S. Supreme Court: Christian Web Designer Not Forced To Make LGBT Websites

Pavica Can Pray

Stockholm Sees First Quran Burning Since Permit Ban Overturned by Courts

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

Blasphemy Laws and ‘Hate Speech’: Free Speech at a Crossroads

Hungarian President Vetoes ‘Complaints Law’ Over LGBT Concerns

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

It’s Time To Speak Up for Free Speech

Thoughtcrime Britain

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