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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.
The Government has broken its promise to Labour rebels opposing jury trial reforms, raising fresh doubts about whether opponents can trust ministers to negotiate in good faith.
The Government's independent reviewer of counter-terrorism law has warned that the new anti-Muslim hostility definition will lead to confusion and self-censorship — with no clear guidance on what it means.
The Free Speech Union has launched a legal challenge against the Government's "anti-Muslim hostility" definition, warning it threatens free speech and risks creating a back-door Muslim blasphemy law.
Leading lawyer Flora Page KC has quit her role on the Legal Services Board in protest at David Lammy's "tyrannical" jury reforms, warning the plans would "rip the heart out" of the rule of law.
Independent councillor and FSU member Dulcie Tudor has been cleared by an external investigation into complaints about her gender-critical Facebook posts.
A 1992 report that Keir Starmer helped write concluded that the removal of jury trials contributed to wrongful convictions in Northern Ireland — yet his government is now planning to restrict the ancient right to trial by jury.
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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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