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					Teresa M. Bejan discusses ‘mere civility’, disagreement and the limits of toleration
				
Lewis Willcocks talks to Dr Teresa M. Bejan, Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Oxford, about her recent book ‘Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration’ (Harvard University Press) and what early modern debates over religion can teach us about diversity and discourse in the twenty-first century. 

					Free Speech? Not for critics of Israel
				
Avi Shlaim argues that when it comes to debates concerning Israel, free speech has become stifled in British academia.

					An introductory guide to the ten principles
				
Our social media team have created a new way to explore the 10 principles on Youtube.

					Can you teach people how to disagree without being disagreeable?
				
Tony Koutsoumbos explores the lessons from his own experiences in building an environment of robust and strong public debate.

					Free speech debates are more than ‘radicals’ vs ‘liberals’
				
Eric Heinze argues that the radicals and liberal grounds for free speech are not mutually exclusive.

					Attacked, threatened and criminalised: LGBTI freedom of speech in Nigeria
				
Jude Dibia explores the criminalisation and violence faced by the LGBTI community after the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act.

					From censorship by government to censorship by terrorism
				
Paul Cliteur and Tom Herrenberg, editors of a book on The Fall and Rise of Blasphemy Law, consider the changing nature of censorship.

					Between Islamists and secularists: debating free speech in the Arab world
				
Sara Khorshid reports from a panel discussion that brought together former hate preachers, feminists and ordinary Arab youth to debate the limits of free speech in the new Middle East.

					The ‘lying press’ and the crisis of confidence in German media
				
Maja Sojref and Sarah Glatte explore the growing public disillusionment with the mainstream press in Germany.

					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

					When is speech dangerous?
				
Jonathan Leader Maynard examines the difficulties in assessing and managing the role of speech in violence.

					‘Innocence of Muslims’ and the manufacture of outrage
				
Danyal Kazim explores the violent reaction to the YouTube video in Pakistan – starting with trying to access it from there.

					¿Quién debe tirar del gatillo?
				
Sarah Glatte explora la controversia sobre las advertencias de material sensible desencadenante y pregunta si ello ayuda o impide la libertad de expresión.

					John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech?
				
John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies.

					¿Qué quiso decir Buda cuando hablo de “expresión correcta”?
				
Matthew Walton examina el significado Budista de la expresión correcta – y la búsqueda interior en  mensajes Budistas publicados en internet.

					What is right speech and why is it important?
				
Leslie Green argues that Buddhist ideas  about avoiding divisive, abusive and  false speech can help us live together well in free societies

					¿Se mueve Charlie Hebdo hacia las caricaturas racistas?
				
La primera edición de la revista desde el ataque en que 12 personas fueron asesinadas incluía una caricatura de Mahoma en su portada. Myriam Francois-Cerrah presenta una objeción.

					Living in outrageous times
				
Peter Bradley argues that we should tolerate offence but be less offensive

					National Security: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal.
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site. 

					Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal.
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site

					Salman Rushdie: What have been the most important changes to free speech in the last 25 years?
				
25 years after the fatwa and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Salman Rushdie discusses with Timothy Garton Ash whether there is now more or less freedom of expression in Europe, worrying developments in India and his critical view of Edward Snowden. 

					Should the LSE’s Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society have asked people to cover up people wearing religious t-shirts?
				
At the London School of Economics Students’s Union Freshers’ Fair members of the Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Student Society were asked to cover up their T-shirts displaying a Jesus and Mo cartoon. This panel discussion discusses the freedom to offend and how to balance freedom of expression and civility.

					US Supreme Court strikes down law creating ‘buffer zone’ around abortion clinics
				
In the case of McCullen v Coakley, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about restrictions on speech around abortion clinics.  Max Harris explains.

					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’.

					EU versus intellectual freedom?
				
In a bid to synchronise hate crimes, the EU is seeking unity amongst members states against the denial of historical injustices. Is this the EU versus member states’ appreciation of intellectual freedom? Luigi Cajani explains.

					Eatock vs Bolt: un caso Australiano controversial sobre el discurso del odio
				
Max Harris explica por qué el periodista Andrew Bolt fue encontrado en violación del Acta Australiana de Discriminación Racial por artículos sobre “los Aborígenes de piel clara”.

					Nineteen arguments for hate speech bans – and against them
				
Free speech scholar Eric Heinze identifies the main arguments for laws restricting hate speech and says none are valid for mature Western democracies.  

					Regulating hate speech: lessons for Asia
				
Cherian George on how hate speech is gaining virulence in Asian countries such as Myanmar, and how peace-building workshops represent a positive step forward.  

					“Usaron el horno para broncearse, sabes…”
				
Marc-Antoine Dilhac cuenta como él enfrentó el prejuicio anti-semita en un salón de clases Francés, y argumenta que el debate abierto sobre los discursos de odio trae más beneficios que aquellos que se derivan de prohibirlos.

					Britain’s proposed online porn filters
				
How do we strike the right balance between freedom of expression and child protection? Sarah Glatte explores a proposal by the British government.

					De activista Musulmán a defensor de la libertad de expresión: la historia de Ahmad Akkari y la controversia de la caricatura Danesa
				
Katie Engelhart habla con Ahmad Akkari para averiguar por qué se disculpó con uno de los caricaturistas Daneses ocho años después de alimentar la furia mundial.

					Why shouldn’t a Hungarian historian call Jobbik “neo-nazi”?
				
Tamás Szigeti explores the asymmetric narrowing of free speech in Hungary.

					Vladimi Pozner: Why Russia does not have a concept of free speech
				
Famous Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner says he thinks Russia really has no concept of free speech. Oh, but there’s one place where you do have complete freedom of expression.

					¿Debería la sociedad tolerar todas las formas de arte?
				
Regularmente resaltamos comentarios que han dejado una impresión en nosotros. El usuario de FSD Perreaoult argumenta que el arte debería ser completamente libre como un instrumento de expresión.

					Martha Nussbaum: How can we best approach the challenge of religious difference?
				
Legal philosopher Martha Nussbaum gave the 2013 Dahrendorf Lecture, exploring how to live with religious diversity.

					When and where should extremists be allowed to march?
				
Protests held by far right groups in ethnically diverse areas are provocation, but banning them can have undesired effects. Josh Black looks at a ban on the English Defence League in East London.

					¿Un derecho a la privacidad? No a las expensas de la libertad de expresión!
				
Nuestro usuario imos.org.uk discute con uno de nuestros cuatro principios cuestionando la idea de que la privacidad es una condición para que haya libertad de expresión. 

					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.

					The ‘Brandenburg test’ for incitement to violence
				
In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court made history by ruling that, to merit conviction, the violence advocated must be intended, likely and imminent. By Jeff Howard.

					Pornografía infantil y la libertad de expresión
				
En el caso Karttunen v. Finlandia, la Corte Europea de Derechos Humanos consideró con muy poco análisis independiente o razonamiento que la distribución de pornografía infantil es un ejercicio de la libertad de expresión. El fracaso en proveer principios que sirvieran como directrices en dicho caso es una limitación que la corte tendrá que enfrentar en el futuro, escribe Rónán Ó Fathaigh.

					Las repetidas condenas de Brigitte Bardot por incitar odio racial
				
¿Se debería permitir a una actriz de fama mundial denunciar la “sobrepoblación” por extranjeros? Por Michèle Finck.

					¿Está el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos simplemente defendiendo lo que no es controversial?
				
Un caso famoso de censura estatal en Austria destaca la tendencia de los gobiernos de ser condescendientes con la mayoría, dejando sin protección los puntos de vista controversiales. Por Michele Finck.

					Has the Strasbourg court allowed too much for local taboos?
				
At the European Court of Human Rights, the case of I.A. against Turkey in 2005 acted as a controversial precedent for limiting Article 10’s definition of freedom of expression in the name of religion, explains Michele Finck.

					Una intimidación cibernética que condujo a un suicidio
				
El 10 de octubre de 2012, la adolescente canadiense Amanda Todd se suicidó luego de años de intimidación y acoso cibernético. Judith Bruhn describe un impactante caso.

					La libertad de expresión tal como es vista por un creyente de una religión Abrahámica
				
El Islam, el Cristianismo y el Judaísmo son a menudo acusadas de querer restringir la libertad de expresión. Dominic Burbidge sugiere una perspectiva radicalmente diferente, desde adentro del sistema de pensamiento de la fe Abrahámica.

					The late Ronald Dworkin on ‘How universal is liberalism?’
				
To honour the memory of Ronald Dworkin, a brilliant philosopher and advocate of free speech, we post his remarkable 2012 Dahrendorf Lecture.

					Can the treatment of animals be compared to Nazi concentration camps?
				
Not in Germany, said the German courts. And the European Court of Human Rights agreed. 

					La práctica de la libertad
				
La líder por la democracia birmana Aung San Suu Kyi señala la importancia de la libertad de expresión pero enfatiza la idea budista del “hablar correcto”.

					William Dalrymple: Why Salman Rushdie was forced to cancel his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival
				
The historian and writer explains the reasoning behind author Salman Rushdie’s no-show at the 2012 Jaipur Literary Festival.

					The Nira Radia tapes controversy and the right to privacy
				
Should government-initiated phone hacking be made public if the recordings are in the public interest? Shubhangi Bhadada exposes the thin line in India between the right to privacy and freedom of expression.

					Prashant Bhushan: The case for a referendum and how Kashmir could become «another Afghanistan»
				
If the territorial dispute over Kashmir is not addressed through open debate, it may become «another Afghanistan», says the Indian supreme court lawyer. 

					Prevent harm, allow offence?
				
Robert Simpson suggests a way to distinguish between harm and offence.

					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.

					How WCIT could fix – not kill – the internet as we know it
				
FSD user and regular commenter Luke Landau, a telecommunications engineer, argues the International Telecommunications Regulations are long overdue for an update.

					The silenced sex? Women’s voices in US election coverage
				
A new report shows only 12% of US election coverage on the abortion debate quotes women. Judith Bruhn explores why this under-representation of women’s voices is undermining women’s freedom of speech.

					What are the biggest debates concerning 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. 

					A Muslim responds to the YouTube movie – on YouTube
				
While a Pakistani minister offers a $100,000 reward for the murder of the man who made the notorious Innocence of Muslims video, a British Muslim responds in exemplary fashion to «this imbecile named Sam Bacile». Timothy Garton Ash commends his clip.

					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. 

					Cuando un iPhone puede ser peligroso
				
La velocidad y ubicuidad de los dispositivos móviles ha cambiado el contexto del “discurso de incitación al odio” en Internet, escribe Peter Molnar.

					Dispárale al bóer: ¿música de odio?
				
En 2011, una corte surafricana prohibió la canción anti-apartheid Dispárale al bóer, luego de dictaminar que era un discurso de incitación al odio, escribe Nimi Hoffmann.

					El Mein Kampf de Hitler como sátira
				
El comediante Alemán Serdar Somuncu recita extractos del Mein Kampf para resaltar lo absurdo de la propaganda de Hitler, escribe Sebastian Huempfer.

					Japan: Korean ‘comfort women’ photo exhibit sabotaged
				
A South Korean photographer explains his ordeal in holding an exhibition in Japan that documents ageing ‘Comfort Women’, writes Lee Yoo Eun.

					Free speech in an unfair world
				
Free Speech Debate’s 10 draft principles benefit those in positions of privilege and power, writes Sebastian Huempfer.

					Fighting for free speech in an unjust world
				
A society in which free speech marginalises, rather than empowers, vulnerable citizens is a society in which our moral vision of universal free speech has not actually been achieved, writes Jeff Howard.

					Do anti-abortion protestors have free speech?
				
A pro-life campaigner and a pro-choice activist go head-to-head in this debate about the rise of US-style anti-abortion protests outside clinics in the UK.

					Un día en la vida de un científico del clima
				
Un asesor sénior de la Canciller alemana Angela Merkel expresa que es cuestión de tiempo antes de que se asesine a un científico del clima, escribe Maryam Omidi.

					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: Why robust civility works from an ethical but not from a legal perspective
				
The director of civil liberties group Liberty calls for a review of all speech crime legislation in the UK.

					¿Pueden los cristianos llevar una cruz en el trabajo?
				
Dos cristianas recurren al Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos en su lucha por poder usar un crucifijo en el trabajo. Un caso de Dominic Burbidge.

					RapeLay: un juego de violación virtual
				
Un video juego japonés que involucra la violación de mujeres fue prohibido tres años después de su creación, luego de una protesta internacional por parte de grupos de mujeres.

					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.

					Susan Benesch: What is the difference between hate speech and dangerous speech?
				
Susan Benesch, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, discusses hate speech and dangerous speech with Timothy Garton Ash

					Los daños del discurso del odio
				
Jeremy Waldron, profesor de teoría política y social en la Universidad de Oxford, argumenta a favor de la legislación contra el discurso del odio.

					How should the law define dangerous 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. 

					Does Salman Rushdie exist?
				
«The one thing not at issue in the Jaipur controversy was some theologically motivated attack on the freedom of expression,» writes historian Faisal Devji. 

					The Jaipur Literature Festival
				
Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival after being informed that «paid assassins from the Mumbai underworld» were out to kill him, writes Manav Bhushan

					Irshad Manji on Allah, Liberty and Love: Why offence is a sign of truly free speech
				
The director of the Moral Courage Project says so-called ‘respect’ for Muslims is often lined with fear and «low expectations» of those practising the faith.

					Mark Thompson: How does the BBC approach religious programming?
				
The director general of the BBC explains why it aired Jerry Springer: The Opera, and talks about different responses to Christianity and Islam.

					Yan Xuetong: When can a value such as free speech be considered universal?
				
For values to be considered universal, at least half the world should accept them, says Professor Yan Xuetong, director of the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University.

					The Grass Mud Horse Lexicon
				
The Grass Mud Horse Lexicon, a catalogue of subversive online witticisms in China, is an example of the unflagging creativity of the human spirit, writes Amy Qin.

					Real names vs pseudonyms
				
Are Google+ and Facebook right to ban pseudonyms? Voice your opinion here. 

					Article 19: freedom of expression anchored in international law
				
Jeff Howard explains what it means for a state to be a party to the ICCPR and how individuals can issue complaints about violations of free speech to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

					Críticas al Rey de Tailandia
				
El blogger de Estados Unidos Joe Gordon fue sentenciado a dos años y medio de prisión en un cárcel en Tailandia por publicar links en su blog a una biografía no autorizada del Rey de Tailandia Bhumibol Adulyadej. Un caso de estudio por Maryam Omidi.

					Living with difference
				
What should and shouldn’t we be able to say about others? Let us know your opinions here. 

					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».

					Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s ‘perp walk’
				
Was it right to make Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the IMF, do the «perp walk» after he was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York? Clementine de Montjoye argues no.

					What does ‘reputation’ mean?
				
The definition of ‘reputation’ is hard to pin down and has varied from age to age and place to place. Let us know your understanding of the word here.

					La chica porno del cómic indio
				
La prensa fue crítica con la decisión de las autoridades indias de bloquear el acceso a Savita Bhabhi, un cómic online que narra las aventuras sexuales de Savita Patel, una ama de casa promiscua de insaciable apetito sexual. Maryam Omidi reflexiona sobre si ésta fue una decisión correcta.

					The Piss Christ
				
Since its creation in 1987, Artist Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ, a plastic crucifix in a jar of urine, has divided opinion. In April 2011, the artwork was irreparably damaged by vandals at the Collection Lambert art museum. Katie Engelhart considers whether it was right for the museum to have exhibited the work.

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