Free Speech: What Are They Afraid Of?
The Brussels establishment’s desperate attempts to silence conservatives show the elites are losing their grip on democratic debate.
The Brussels establishment’s desperate attempts to silence conservatives show the elites are losing their grip on democratic debate.
A lawsuit against Mayor Emir Kir will be filed for attempting “to infringe on the right of citizens to free speech,” conservative think tank MCC Brussels said.
We must challenge the entire political culture that brands once-commonsense views as ‘far-right’ and beyond debate.
“When authorities declare the right to decide who can speak, freedom for everyone is under threat,” the draft declaration said.
Peter Hitchens warns that leftist threats against free speech ought to be taken “quite seriously.”
Free Speech Union said the move to quash populist leaders “will have precisely the opposite effect.”
The reasons for banning the conference are clearly and openly political.
Local mayor says “the far-right is not welcome”
“The last thing Brussels wants is fifty of the most prominent national conservatives in Europe making the case against the leftist-controlled EU.”