I enjoyed the Book of Mormon musical. Now for the Book of Islam?
The Mormons reacted brilliantly to the musical satirising their faith, but something important is lost when we treat religions so differently - writes Katie Engelhart.
Jesus Christ Superstar? Not in Rostov, Russia
The Russian parliament’s vote in support of a declaration against acts offending religious sentiments is symptomatic of worrying trends, write Olga Shvarova and Dominic Burbidge.
Child pornography and freedom of expression
Did the European Court of Human Rights wrongly considered the distribution of child pornography to be an exercise of freedom of expression in the case Karttunen v. Finland, asks Rónán Ó Fathaigh.
Brigitte Bardot’s repeated convictions for inciting racial hatred
Should a world famous actress be allowed to denounce an ‘overpopulation’ by foreigners? By Michèle Finck.
To tweet or not to tweet? That is the question
The UK’s Director of Public Prosecutions has released guidelines on when social media users should be prosecuted. But there are still not adequate guarantees for freedom of expression, writes Dominic Burbidge.
Cyber-bullying that led to suicide
On 10 October 2012 the Canadian teenager Amanda Todd committed suicide after years of cyber-bullying and harassment. Judith Bruhn describes a shocking case.
“Speakers’ Corner” Bugun ne anlama gelmeli?
Peter Bradley describes a British initiative promoting free expression, public debate and active citizenship.
Free speech as seen by a believer in an Abrahamic religion
Islam, Christianity and Judaism are often accused of wanting to restrict free speech. Dominic Burbidge suggests a radically different perspective, from inside the thought-system of the Abrahamic faiths.
The practice of freedom
Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi stresses the importance of free speech but emphasises the Buddhist idea of "right speech".
Does freedom of expression give us a right to show videos of animals being crushed?
In 2010 president Barack Obama signed a law banning videos that depict animal cruelty. Judith Bruhn explores whether this is a justified restriction to freedom of expression.
Defending Islam and free speech
FSD's Katie Engelhart sat in on this Frontline Club debate to discuss controversy surrounding the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims.
Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube?
Join us to debate the role internet platforms like YouTube should play in setting free speech agendas in your country, your language and across the world. Online editor Brian Pellot kicks off the discussion.
When an iPhone can be dangerous
The speed and ubiquity of mobile devices have changed the context of "hate speech" online, writes Peter Molnar.
Even malicious tweets need protection
A 17-year-old was arrested under the 1988 Malicious Communications Act for sending offensive tweets to Olympic diver Tom Daley. Brian Pellot explores the law and the case.
Free speech in an unfair world
Free Speech Debate's 10 draft principles benefit those in positions of privilege and power, writes Sebastian Huempfer.
Why hate speech should not be banned
Restrictions on hate speech are not a means of tackling bigotry but of rebranding often obnoxious ideas or arguments are immoral, argues writer Kenan Malik.
Shami Chakrabarti on civility
The director of civil liberties group Liberty calls for a review of all speech crime legislation in the UK.
The harms of hate speech legislation
Hate speech legislation chills freedom of expression more than it protects vulnerable minorities. Free speech lawyer Ivan Hare takes issue with Jeremy Waldron.
The harm of hate speech
Jeremy Waldron, professor of social and political theory at Oxford University, argues the case for legislation against hate speech
Unpacking hate speech
A trio of human rights experts elaborate on the definition of dangerous speech and consider how hate speech is protected both in Europe and under the first amendment in the US.
Lost in translation?
Our international team of Oxford University graduate students has translated almost all of our editorial and specially commissioned content - a demanding task given the cultural and semantic differences across languages. You can find out more about the difficulties they faced in our Lost in translation? blog posts. This week, Maryam Omidi takes a look at "civility".
A right to privacy? Not at the expense of free speech!
Our user imos.org.uk argues with one of our draft principles challenging the idea that privacy is a condition for free speech.
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