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European Parliament Reprimands Yet Another MEP Over ‘Hate Speech’

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Following a four-week ‘hate speech’ investigation, the European Parliament has formally reprimanded a Flemish MEP for referring to the EU’s asylum policy as a form of “organised replacement” during a plenary debate. Tom Vandendriessche, of the populist political party Vlaams Belang, and who has represented the Flemish separatists since 2019, made the comments at a Strasbourg debate marking the start of the Belgian presidency of the European Council in January.

Frederick Attenborough, The European Conservative, 7th March 2024.

The North Face offers huge discount only if customers complete woke course

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But Free Speech Union founder Toby Young criticised the programme and said: “The irony is that The North Face is implicitly acknowledging here that all its customers are white. After all, why would black customers need to take a course about ‘white privilege’ to get a 20 percent discount? But if all customers are white, shouldn’t it be examining the beam in its own eye?”

Cally Brooks, Daily Express, 5th March 2024.

Pastor in Bristol Wins Free-Speech Case Against British Law Enforcement

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“Thankfully, with support from ADF UK and the Free Speech Union, I have received some measure of justice after having been wrongfully silenced by authorities,” Moodley said after the decision. “But this creeping culture of censorship is detrimental to all of us in society, whatever we believe, and we must challenge it wherever we see it.”

Madalaine Elhabbal, Catholicvote, 27th February 2024.

Police admit attempt to ‘silence’ Christian street preacher for criticising other religions and atheism was ‘disproportionate’ as they back down in free speech row

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Bryn Harris, Chief Legal Officer for the Free Speech Union, said: “The state does not hold a monopoly on truth and the ability to discuss and debate ideas, including religious ideas, is the lifeblood of any genuinely free society.. Yet, repeatedly, we see this principle violated by unaccountable police officers and local councils who aggressively pursue their own ideological causes rather than using scarce public resources to tackle real crime.”

Rory Tingle, Daily Mail, 27th February 2024.

‘My political views have nothing to do with you’: Newcastle United fan who was banned from matches until 2026 ‘for her trans views’ reveals Premier League compiled ‘Stasi’ dossier about her where she was called ‘the target’

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She will be supported in her case by the Free Speech Union, which campaigns against the ever increasing restrictions on speech in the United Kingdom. The FSU said that it is likely that this is not a one-off case, and said it has established an online service for people to launch subject access requests to see if they have been targeted.

Lettice Bromovsky, Daily Mail, 5th February 2024.

Newcastle United Supporter Banned From Matches for Questioning Transgenderism Online: Report

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She will be supported in her case by the Free Speech Union, which campaigns against the ever increasing restrictions on speech in the United Kingdom. The FSU said that it is likely that this is not a one-off case, and said it has established an online service for people to launch subject access requests to see if they have been targeted.

Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart, 3rd February 2024.

Football fan banned over gender-critical posts after ‘Stasi’ Premier League investigation

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The Free Speech Union, which campaigns for freedom of speech and helps people to defend their rights in court, believes the case is not an isolated one and has set up an online tool to make it easy for people to submit subject access requests.
Toby Young, the general secretary of the Free Speech Union, said: “This is the most egregious example of corporate interference with free speech I’ve ever come across. In effect, the social media accounts of football fans are being monitored by the ‘Stadium Stasi’. It’s like something out of 1984.”

Gordon Rayner, The Telegraph, 2nd February 2024.

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