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The Free Speech Union has fought over 6,500 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 49,000 members who know expert support is there when they need it.
The Free Speech Union has fought over 6,500 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 49,000 members who know expert support is there when they need it.
The Green Party has issued members with a new 'Inclusive Terminology Guidance' banning everyday words like 'mother', 'father' and 'elderly' ahead of its Brighton conference.
John Cleese has been reported to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme over social media posts critical of Islam, days after activists tried to have his Birmingham show cancelled — the latest sign of a de facto blasphemy law taking hold in Britain.
The FSU took its work to freshers fairs in Glasgow, London, Nottingham, and Manchester for the first time, prompting students to debate free speech and reveal how far self-censorship has taken hold on campus.
Police officers were lectured about Nigel Farage, Robert Jenrick and other Reform UK figures during a publicly funded Islamophobia training session — the latest sign of a de facto blasphemy law taking hold in Britain.
New polling from More in Common, commissioned by Liberty, finds a majority of Britons believe the Government only protects free speech it agrees with — and that this could cost Labour votes at the next election.
Stella Creasy MP told a Labour Conference fringe event that free speech must be limited to stop people being "heard at all" — the FSU explains why controlled speech is not free speech.
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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 6,500 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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