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Peeing on Pétain Eric Heinze examines the boundary between civil disobedience and desecration. Should governments butt out of history? Eric Heinze examines how states limit speech in order to control public awareness about the past. “Monopoly is really dangerous for free speech” Ana Kasparian of #yourMSC asks our director Timothy Garton Ash about Facebook, free speech and democracy at the Munich Security Conference 2019. ‘Lenin-fall’: free speech and the politics of memory in Ukraine O.T. Jones argues that the Ukrainian state should not restrict open historical debate but use its ‘expressive’ powers to foster a nuanced understanding of the past. 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 I go to that conference in Hungary? Boycotts betray free enquiry, but Viktor Orbán’s moves against the Central European University at least make them worth debating, says Eric Heinze Is there a universal right to free speech and what are its limits? Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Nigel Warburton, as part of the Philosophy in the Bookshop series at Blackwell’s, Oxford. The erosion of European journalism Caroline Lees describes the work of the European Journalism Observatory, and what it is has observed. Dunja Mijatović: What are the biggest threats to free speech in Europe? Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Freedom of the Media Representative, in conversation with Timothy Garton Ash An introductory guide to the ten principles Our social media team have created a new way to explore the 10 principles on Youtube. Wikipedia at 15: The sum of human knowledge? Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in residence at Oxford University, considers the active encyclopedia’s first 15 years. The University of Cape Town and the Flemming Rose Affair Milton Shain discusses his university’s controversial cancellation of a lecture by the journalist who commissioned the ‘Danish cartoons’. What next for Rhodes Must Fall? Free Speech Debate organised a panel discussion on the Rhodes Must Fall campaign and its future. In this video and its highlights, panelists debate the range of issues surrounding the campaign and its impact on free speech. Panelists include Dr David Johnson, Professor David Priestland, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh and Monica Richter. Why is Mein Kampf the 12th most sold history book on Amazon India? Udit Bhatia discusses attitudes to, and ignorance of Hitler in India. Chicago university’s free speech policy Timothy Garton Ash introduces the report of a committee on freedom of expression at the University of Chicago Kisha clubs in Japan: an impregnable fortress of information Kimiko Kuga examines the institution of the kisha club and their role in controlling information in Japan. Who decides what is ‘extreme pornography’ that could send you to jail? Clarissa Smith examines the flawed narratives underlying pornography laws in the UK. Should universities practice no-platforming? In these video highlights for Free Speech Debate, panelists debate whether “no-platforming” ought to have a place in modern universities. Student discussants included Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Barnaby Raine, Monica Richter, Damien Shannon, Chi Chi Shi, and Charles Vaughan. ‘No-platforming’ on university campuses: political correctness and the subversion of free speech Monica Richter argues that no-platforming is more about censoring unpalatable views than protecting marginalised groups. Don’t ban no-platforming Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh argues that no-platforming is an expressive act that can expand the field of debate, rather than the denial of free speech. Ten arguments for – and against – ‘no-platforming’ Eric Heinze sets out the flaws in the commonly heard arguments for no-platforming. Why we should defend the right to be offensive Free speech can make for uncomfortable listening, argues Roger Scruton, but it needs to be defended even when it gives offence. Knowledge We allow no taboos against and seize every chance for the spread of knowledge. Self-censorship in Israeli society, or: what can and cannot be said about Gaza Maja Sojref examines the subordination of free speech to politics and security in Israeli society. The rise of the left and the fall of free speech in Latin America Maryhen Jiménez Morales explores how leftist political leaders in Latin America have limited free speech in their countries through populist discourse and political propaganda. Is the Inter-American Court of Human Rights setting regional standards? Laura Bernal-Bermudez examines a judgement that actually led to a change in the Chilean constitution The cultural harm of rape pornography Erika Rackley and Clare McGlynn consider the evidence for this ‘cultural harm’ and argue that education is the best way to counter it. Can a book be too dangerous for the public? Sebastian Huempfer examines the tortured controversy around republication of a copyright-free Mein Kampf in Germany. Italy and the law on denialism Luigi Cajani explains how Italy’s draft law on the denial of international crimes minimises the impact on intellectual freedom. How and why Hong Kong’s press downplayed the ‘umbrella movement’ of 2014 Rebecca Wong describes the combined pressures of Chinese political power and the interests of media proprietors. Ian McEwan on free speech and religion The celebrated English novelist on Islam’s ‘totalitarian moment’ and why freedom of expression is not religion’s enemy but its protector. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Page 5 Next »
Sergei Popov on how Russia’s education amendments threaten academic freedom Sergei Popov discusses with Helen Haft the threats that proposed amendments to Russia’s educational activities’ law pose for academic freedom, free speech and scientific development both within Russia and abroad.
Should governments butt out of history? Eric Heinze examines how states limit speech in order to control public awareness about the past.
“Monopoly is really dangerous for free speech” Ana Kasparian of #yourMSC asks our director Timothy Garton Ash about Facebook, free speech and democracy at the Munich Security Conference 2019.
‘Lenin-fall’: free speech and the politics of memory in Ukraine O.T. Jones argues that the Ukrainian state should not restrict open historical debate but use its ‘expressive’ powers to foster a nuanced understanding of the past.
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 I go to that conference in Hungary? Boycotts betray free enquiry, but Viktor Orbán’s moves against the Central European University at least make them worth debating, says Eric Heinze
Is there a universal right to free speech and what are its limits? Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Nigel Warburton, as part of the Philosophy in the Bookshop series at Blackwell’s, Oxford.
The erosion of European journalism Caroline Lees describes the work of the European Journalism Observatory, and what it is has observed.
Dunja Mijatović: What are the biggest threats to free speech in Europe? Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Freedom of the Media Representative, in conversation with Timothy Garton Ash
An introductory guide to the ten principles Our social media team have created a new way to explore the 10 principles on Youtube.
Wikipedia at 15: The sum of human knowledge? Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in residence at Oxford University, considers the active encyclopedia’s first 15 years.
The University of Cape Town and the Flemming Rose Affair Milton Shain discusses his university’s controversial cancellation of a lecture by the journalist who commissioned the ‘Danish cartoons’.
What next for Rhodes Must Fall? Free Speech Debate organised a panel discussion on the Rhodes Must Fall campaign and its future. In this video and its highlights, panelists debate the range of issues surrounding the campaign and its impact on free speech. Panelists include Dr David Johnson, Professor David Priestland, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh and Monica Richter.
Why is Mein Kampf the 12th most sold history book on Amazon India? Udit Bhatia discusses attitudes to, and ignorance of Hitler in India.
Chicago university’s free speech policy Timothy Garton Ash introduces the report of a committee on freedom of expression at the University of Chicago
Kisha clubs in Japan: an impregnable fortress of information Kimiko Kuga examines the institution of the kisha club and their role in controlling information in Japan.
Who decides what is ‘extreme pornography’ that could send you to jail? Clarissa Smith examines the flawed narratives underlying pornography laws in the UK.
Should universities practice no-platforming? In these video highlights for Free Speech Debate, panelists debate whether “no-platforming” ought to have a place in modern universities. Student discussants included Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Barnaby Raine, Monica Richter, Damien Shannon, Chi Chi Shi, and Charles Vaughan.
‘No-platforming’ on university campuses: political correctness and the subversion of free speech Monica Richter argues that no-platforming is more about censoring unpalatable views than protecting marginalised groups.
Don’t ban no-platforming Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh argues that no-platforming is an expressive act that can expand the field of debate, rather than the denial of free speech.
Ten arguments for – and against – ‘no-platforming’ Eric Heinze sets out the flaws in the commonly heard arguments for no-platforming.
Why we should defend the right to be offensive Free speech can make for uncomfortable listening, argues Roger Scruton, but it needs to be defended even when it gives offence.
Self-censorship in Israeli society, or: what can and cannot be said about Gaza Maja Sojref examines the subordination of free speech to politics and security in Israeli society.
The rise of the left and the fall of free speech in Latin America Maryhen Jiménez Morales explores how leftist political leaders in Latin America have limited free speech in their countries through populist discourse and political propaganda.
Is the Inter-American Court of Human Rights setting regional standards? Laura Bernal-Bermudez examines a judgement that actually led to a change in the Chilean constitution
The cultural harm of rape pornography Erika Rackley and Clare McGlynn consider the evidence for this ‘cultural harm’ and argue that education is the best way to counter it.
Can a book be too dangerous for the public? Sebastian Huempfer examines the tortured controversy around republication of a copyright-free Mein Kampf in Germany.
Italy and the law on denialism Luigi Cajani explains how Italy’s draft law on the denial of international crimes minimises the impact on intellectual freedom.
How and why Hong Kong’s press downplayed the ‘umbrella movement’ of 2014 Rebecca Wong describes the combined pressures of Chinese political power and the interests of media proprietors.
Ian McEwan on free speech and religion The celebrated English novelist on Islam’s ‘totalitarian moment’ and why freedom of expression is not religion’s enemy but its protector.