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The Free Speech Union has fought over 6,000 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 45,000 members who know expert support is there when they need it.
The Free Speech Union has fought over 6,000 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 45,000 members who know expert support is there when they need it.
Professor Jason Arday, facing scrutiny over his academic record, reported a journalist and a fellow academic to the police. The Met investigated the journalist for four months before its Commissioner admitted it had "dropped the ball" — Lord Young has written to demand an explanation.
A dedicated police unit set up after the Southport murders has reported over 100 social media posts to local forces, with fifty referrals made in June alone — the latest sign of a wider clampdown on online speech.
A Freedom of Information request reveals that the Government deleted all consultation responses submitted to the Working Group behind its Islamophobia definition — the same definition the FSU warned would chill free speech and which has already been used to silence legitimate criticism of Islam.
Politics student Brodie Mitchell was suspended by Royal Holloway for seven weeks after a campus row. The FSU funded his High Court case, helping him return to his studies and secure a settlement.
A Green Party canvasser complained to police after Jonathan Sacerdoti challenged her on his own doorstep. The FSU-funded lawyer helped see off a baseless harassment investigation.
Andrew Doyle joins Lord Young on the FSU Podcast to dissect a government-commissioned report on "misinformation" — and its Orwellian proposals to steer public opinion.
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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 6,000 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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