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Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms Todd Landman explores the contradictions between the American Constitution and the freedoms it seeks to preserve. Hate speech and inter-ethnic violence in Nigeria Bill Snaddon describes Nigerian writers’ appeals to curb hate speech and ethnic stereotyping in a fragile nation. The archipelago of press restriction in Turkey Emre Caliskan and Simon Waldman explain how Turkey became the world’s largest imprisoner of journalists. 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. Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s lawyer: To what extent should government be allowed to curtail civil liberties for the sake of national security? Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, reflects on the state of and importance of the right to free speech in 2017. He argues we must not overuse the term ‘national security’ or surrender our right to privacy because we have nothing to hide, for we would not deny somebody the right to free speech because they had nothing to say. An insistent effort by the Hrant Dink Foundation against hate speech in Turkey Pınar Ensari and Funda Tekin explain the work of the Hrant Dink Foundation in countering hate speech in Turkey. 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. 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. Six monarchs, 140 dissidents, one rule: Keep your mouth shut Nicholas McGeehan explores restrictions on free speech and protest in the Arab Gulf states and the foreign policy responsibilities of Western governments. 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. Is dangerous speech free speech? Expression can be dangerous, but that should not necessarily make it a crime. Jeffrey Howard evaluates the best argument for banning hate speech. बोल कि लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे? 9 फरवरी 2015 को अफज़ल गुरु की फ़ासी की तीसरी सालगिरह पर जवाहर लाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय (JNU) में एक प्रदर्शन का आयोजन किया गया। (अफज़ल गुरु को 13 दिसंबर के संसद के हमले के लिए दोषी ठहराया गया था।) इस समारोह का शीर्षक था “द कंट्री विथाउठ अ पोस्ट-ऑफिस” जो कि आघा शाहिद अली की […] When is speech dangerous? Jonathan Leader Maynard examines the difficulties in assessing and managing the role of speech in violence. How old-fashioned violence and repression thwarted the ‘Facebook revolution’ in Egypt Max Gallien contrasts Tahrir Square in 2011 and 2016. हिंसा हम न हिंसा की धमकी देते है ना ही उसे स्वीकार करते है ‘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. Fear, farce and tragedy: how Turkey reacted to the Charlie Hebdo murders Kerem Oktem describes the narrowing room for satire and free expression in Islamist-ruled Turkey. Against the assassin’s veto Timothy Garton Ash suggests a European media week of solidarity, including republication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Free to fantasise? Pornography and its harms Jo Fidgen asks what the hard evidence is for negative effects of pornography on sexual behaviour. 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. 14 year-old’s Twitter prank leads to arrest in the Netherlands A prank by a 14 year-old Dutch girl on Twitter prompted both her arrest – and broader questions about free speech, as Max Harris discusses. Hong Kong: two systems, one country? Samson Yuen and Kitty Ho argue that the stabbing of a former Hong Kong news editor is a symptom of a broader squeeze on the city’s freedoms. Jytte Klausen: Should Yale University Press have removed images from the Danish cartoon controversy? Professor Jytte Klausen analyses and criticises Yale University Press’s decision to remove images of Muhammad from her scholarly book on the Danish cartoons controversy. 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. 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. From Muslim activist to free speech defender: the story of Ahmad Akkari and the Danish cartoon controversy Katie Engelhart speaks to Ahmad Akkari to find out why he apologised to one of the Danish cartoonists eight years after fuelling worldwide fury. 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. 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. When does hate speech become dangerous speech? Consider Kenya and Rwanda The forthcoming trial of Kenyan broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang poses vital questions about the connections between words and violence, argues Katherine Bruce-Lockhart.
Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms Todd Landman explores the contradictions between the American Constitution and the freedoms it seeks to preserve.
Hate speech and inter-ethnic violence in Nigeria Bill Snaddon describes Nigerian writers’ appeals to curb hate speech and ethnic stereotyping in a fragile nation.
The archipelago of press restriction in Turkey Emre Caliskan and Simon Waldman explain how Turkey became the world’s largest imprisoner of journalists.
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.
Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s lawyer: To what extent should government be allowed to curtail civil liberties for the sake of national security? Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, reflects on the state of and importance of the right to free speech in 2017. He argues we must not overuse the term ‘national security’ or surrender our right to privacy because we have nothing to hide, for we would not deny somebody the right to free speech because they had nothing to say.
An insistent effort by the Hrant Dink Foundation against hate speech in Turkey Pınar Ensari and Funda Tekin explain the work of the Hrant Dink Foundation in countering hate speech in Turkey.
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.
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.
Six monarchs, 140 dissidents, one rule: Keep your mouth shut Nicholas McGeehan explores restrictions on free speech and protest in the Arab Gulf states and the foreign policy responsibilities of Western governments.
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.
Is dangerous speech free speech? Expression can be dangerous, but that should not necessarily make it a crime. Jeffrey Howard evaluates the best argument for banning hate speech.
बोल कि लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे? 9 फरवरी 2015 को अफज़ल गुरु की फ़ासी की तीसरी सालगिरह पर जवाहर लाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय (JNU) में एक प्रदर्शन का आयोजन किया गया। (अफज़ल गुरु को 13 दिसंबर के संसद के हमले के लिए दोषी ठहराया गया था।) इस समारोह का शीर्षक था “द कंट्री विथाउठ अ पोस्ट-ऑफिस” जो कि आघा शाहिद अली की […]
When is speech dangerous? Jonathan Leader Maynard examines the difficulties in assessing and managing the role of speech in violence.
How old-fashioned violence and repression thwarted the ‘Facebook revolution’ in Egypt Max Gallien contrasts Tahrir Square in 2011 and 2016.
‘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.
Fear, farce and tragedy: how Turkey reacted to the Charlie Hebdo murders Kerem Oktem describes the narrowing room for satire and free expression in Islamist-ruled Turkey.
Against the assassin’s veto Timothy Garton Ash suggests a European media week of solidarity, including republication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
Free to fantasise? Pornography and its harms Jo Fidgen asks what the hard evidence is for negative effects of pornography on sexual behaviour.
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.
14 year-old’s Twitter prank leads to arrest in the Netherlands A prank by a 14 year-old Dutch girl on Twitter prompted both her arrest – and broader questions about free speech, as Max Harris discusses.
Hong Kong: two systems, one country? Samson Yuen and Kitty Ho argue that the stabbing of a former Hong Kong news editor is a symptom of a broader squeeze on the city’s freedoms.
Jytte Klausen: Should Yale University Press have removed images from the Danish cartoon controversy? Professor Jytte Klausen analyses and criticises Yale University Press’s decision to remove images of Muhammad from her scholarly book on the Danish cartoons controversy.
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.
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.
From Muslim activist to free speech defender: the story of Ahmad Akkari and the Danish cartoon controversy Katie Engelhart speaks to Ahmad Akkari to find out why he apologised to one of the Danish cartoonists eight years after fuelling worldwide fury.
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.
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.
When does hate speech become dangerous speech? Consider Kenya and Rwanda The forthcoming trial of Kenyan broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang poses vital questions about the connections between words and violence, argues Katherine Bruce-Lockhart.