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Bishop Dieser of Aachen: Europe must defend its secular culture Bishop Dieser of Aachen examines our sixth principle, “Respect the believer but not necessarily the content of the belief”.
Art with the ‘courage of thought’ is the best response to ‘hate speech’ Hungarian academic and performer Peter Molnar explains the importance of Gondolatbátorság to his ‘Hate Speech’ Monologues.
In defence of Europe’s memory laws There are two exceptional cases in which memory laws protect free speech, argue Grażyna Baranowska and Anna Wójcik.
Should Europe introduce a right to blasphemy? Alain Bouldoires talks to Timothy Garton Ash about the survival of blasphemy laws in Europe, and calls for a ‘right to blaspheme’.
Is privacy getting lost in Google’s “cracks and crevices”? A globally-effective privacy regime is a realistic goal, argues Ian Brown. But it needs giants like Google to get behind it.
Mustn’t ask, mustn’t tell Data protection laws now touch everyone’s lives and those living within the EU are about to have their regulations updated, writes David Erdos. These proposed laws are overly restrictive: the time has come to take a stand for those working in research.
Why the EU’s “harmonisation machine” should stay away from history Claus Leggewie and Horst Meier explain why memory laws are the wrong way for Europeans to remember and debate their difficult pasts.
The tension between data protection and freedom of expression EU member states should reform the data protection framework to address the realities of life in the Web 2.0 age, writes David Erdos
ACTA & the internet: freedom of expression & privacy Join Free Speech Debate and ARTICLE 19 in London on Thursday 3 May for a panel discussion on the impact of ACTA on global free expression
ACTA: Open agreement secretly arrived at? The secretive approach adopted by parties in negotiating the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement constrained the ability of the public to challenge limits on free expression, writes Graham Reynolds.