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The Free Speech Union has fought over 7,000 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 50,000+ members who know expert support is there when they need it.
The Free Speech Union has fought over 7,000 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 50,000+ members who know expert support is there when they need it.
Police Scotland prosecuted an FSU member for muttering a slur under his breath in his own car, heard only by his four-year-old son. He was cleared with the FSU's help, but the case lays bare the scale of police overreach into private speech.
Cambridge students have repeatedly disrupted Dr James Orr's lectures in a campaign to drive him out of the university. The institution's response so far is welcome, but it must go further to defend academic freedom.
The Free Speech Union warns that the Senedd's decision to ban Reform's Joe Martin from speaking, after he raised concerns about immigration and demographic change, sets a dangerous precedent for elected representatives.
Retired police officer Stephen Gray appeals his conviction for reposting a satirical meme about Islam, in a case the FSU says risks reviving blasphemy law by the back door.
The Government's draft Conversion Practices Bill risks criminalising parents, therapists and pastors for private conversations. Respond to the Joint Committee's call for evidence before 5pm on Monday 16 November.
A growing number of Labour MPs and peers are urging Andy Burnham to scrap the draft Conversion Practices Bill, warning it would criminalise parents, faith leaders and clinicians for ordinary conversations with children about sex and gender.
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If you want to speak up about an issue that matters to you, you should be free to do so without fear of being penalised. We have helped over 7,000 people who’ve found themselves in trouble merely for expressing a controversial opinion or for exercising their right to lawful free speech, whether at college or university, in the workplace or on social media.
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Free speech is a fundamental human right and the most important one of all because without it we wouldn’t be able to defend the others. It’s the lifeblood of democracy and a bulwark against tyranny.
Academic freedom is the lifeblood of universities. By engaging in open discussion, students and academics are able to develop different ideas and advance the frontiers of knowledge.
Freedom of expression extends to nonverbal and creative forms of communication — art, music, film, performance and symbols — that convey ideas beyond spoken or written words.
Freedom of the press is essential for the proper functioning of democracy. Without journalists holding the powerful to account citizens cannot make informed decisions at the ballot box.
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