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The Free Speech Union has fought over 5,000 cases for people who found themselves in trouble for speaking their mind. Join 40,000+ members who know expert support is there when they need it.
Graham Linehan has had his criminal damage conviction overturned following a confrontation with a trans activist outside the Battle of Ideas Festival. A welcome victory — but a case that should never have reached court in the first place.
GCSE pupils are being told in a revision guide for Citizenship studies that Britons have a responsibility "to use freedom of speech but not offend".
Welsh nurseries are being advised to report "racist toddlers" to the police under taxpayer-funded guidance backed by the Welsh Labour Government — and yes, even the snacks must be "diverse".
A student is under police investigation for comparing a Palestine activist's headgear to a 'tea towel' — the latest example of Britain's de facto blasphemy law at work on university campuses.
The Government defeated a Labour rebel amendment at committee stage that would have established specialist rape courts at every Crown Court and removed the government clauses restricting the right to jury trial.
An FSU briefing by David Rose on how Sebastian Bond, founder of Tattle Life, was the victim of an egregious miscarriage of justice. A High Court of Northern Ireland judgment awarding £300,000 in damages against him has been set aside after it emerged that his opponents and their lawyers misled the court for two years.
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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 5,000 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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