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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 48,000 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 48,000 members who know expert support is there when they need it.
The Government is expected to back Sir John Whittingdale's Private Member's Bill to outlaw SLAPPs, the abusive lawsuits used by powerful individuals and corporations to silence journalists and whistleblowers.
A Freedom of Information request by FSU member Nick Buckley MBE has exposed how Whitehall's secretive Forfeiture Committee can strip Britons of their honours over lawful social media comments.
A year on from Charlie Kirk's assassination, FSU External Affairs Officer Connie Shaw reflects on his legacy for young free speech activists, and on the hostility she has faced for defending open debate on her own university campus.
The US Government has warned that Labour's media green paper, which would force platforms to boost "trustworthy" state-approved news sources, risks becoming a tool of viewpoint-based censorship.
Secret Whitehall guidance obtained by FSU member Nick Buckley reveals that people can be stripped of their honours over lawful social media posts — even where officials admit no crime was committed.
Writing for Spiked, the FSU's Max Thompson argues that Zack Polanski and the Green Party's calls for press regulation and inquiries into media 'culture' are a sinister, authoritarian attack on a free press.
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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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