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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 Michael Rainsborough, former Head of War Studies at King's College London, explains how the FSU helped him expose the university's neglect of academic freedom.
German citizens are being fined and threatened with prison for memes, nicknames and mockery of politicians, as speech laws meant to guard democracy are turned against ordinary political comment.
As Andy Burnham replaces Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street, the Free Speech Union looks at who is in, out, demoted and promoted in the new Cabinet — and examines each minister's record on free speech.
Lord Young of Acton and David Rose joined MPs, peers and policing experts at a Parliamentary roundtable on policing and free speech following the murder of Henry Nowak, warning that anti-racism initiatives have tipped into discrimination against white working-class men.
Bridget Phillipson has spent over £500,000 of taxpayers' money trying to water down university free speech laws, after being forced into a U-turn by an FSU legal threat. A complaints scheme for academics launches in September — but students remain excluded.
The Government has delayed publication of Lord Macdonald's landmark review of public order and hate crime law until the Autumn, blaming the transition from Keir Starmer to Andy Burnham — leaving police forces and protestors in continued confusion.
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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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