U.S. Quizzes Sweden on the State of Free Speech TEC News April 24, 2025 Government officials called the embassy’s request for a meeting “unusual” but declined to comment on what was discussed.
Retiree Faces Charges Over Sharing Meme Mocking German Minister Javier Villamor April 17, 2025 Free speech concerns mount amid questions of judicial impartiality.
Vance Calls Free Speech Key to UK Trade Deal TEC News April 16, 2025 U.S. VP will bring his fears for European freedom of expression to the negotiating table, sources say.
Labour’s “Banter Ban” Faces Showdown in the Lords TEC News April 16, 2025 Parliament set to debate new speech restrictions in employment law
Polish Court Shuts Down Conservative TV Channels Zoltán Kottász April 10, 2025 “A government that fears free media turns to censorship,” former PM Morawiecki said, as only weeks left until the presidential election.
Proving the Point: German Journalist Convicted for Free Speech Meme Zoltán Kottász April 8, 2025 The editor-in-chief faces seven months probation for posting a meme with the interior minister holding the sign: “I hate freedom of expression.”
ECHR Makes Rare Positive Ruling on Free Speech and Sovereignty TEC News April 8, 2025 Strasbourg court says British politicians can name Monaco-based tycoon without harming his human right to privacy.
EU Scraps Equality Law in Win for Freedom of Conscience Adina Portaru April 8, 2025 If passed, an EU-wide law would have forced Christian bakers to make cakes for same-sex weddings and Muslim artists to create cartoons of Muhammed.
UK Pro-Life Campaigner Backed by White House Found Guilty TEC News April 4, 2025 Famously championed by JD Vance, the activist was penalised for a silent protest outside an English abortion facility.
UK University Fined £585K for Failing To Protect Free Speech Michael Curzon March 26, 2025 The University of Sussex accused the regulator of supporting “free speech absolutism”—as if this were a bad thing.
