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Free Speech
Does Free Speech Have a Palestine Exception? Dismissed Professor Steven Salaita Speaks Out
Activists in the US are being harassed, disciplined, fired, sued, censored or threatened for their advocacy around Palestine.
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Are Pro-Israel Bullies on US Campuses Planning Dirtier Tactics?
Israel lobby groups are stepping up their efforts to silence the Palestine solidarity movement on campuses nationwide.
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How Microsoft Bing Censors the Middle East and North Africa
The search engine, Microsoft Bing is going beyond legal requirements to censor internet searches in certain countries.
Gay High School Student Delivers Valedictorian Speech He Was Barred From Giving
Evan Young's principal stopped him from giving his speech after learning he would announce he is gay.
Civil Rights Groups Tell Governor Pence: Don’t Stifle Free Speech
A letter to Pence delivered May 15th argues that passage of SR 74 will stifle free speech by equating criticism of Israeli policies with anti-Semitism.
Complaint to City Council From Journalist: May Day Crowd Control
The editors at Democracy Watch News are very concerned about the treatment of members of the press by police during the May Day protests on Capitol Hill.
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“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders warns of a “worldwide deterioration in freedom of information.”
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Charlie Hebdo: When Freedom of Speech Isn’t Paramount
The concept of a civil society depends on far more than simply unrestrained freedom of speech.
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age
Does restricting sex offenders' online access portend diminished privacy for all of us?
Free Speech Case on Right to Boycott Goes Before Washington Supreme Court
Anti-SLAPP law at issue in Olympia food co-op boycott case.