02Violence

We neither make threats of violence nor accept violent intimidation.

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					Taming the gods: How should we deal with religious threats to free speech?
				
At the 2013 Jaipur Festival, Ian Buruma, Reza Aslan, Ahdaf Souief and Timothy Garton Ash, in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury, talk about the relationship between religion and politics and how to deal with religious threats to free speech.

					Free speech and the gun in Libya
				
Libyan media are crippled by their Gaddafi legacy. Without new regulations and, above all, bravery to stand up to violent intimidation, freedom of speech remains a distant dream, writes Jerry Timmins.

					How has the internet changed the relationship between the writer and the state?
				
The relationship between writers and the state is complex, multifaceted and changing. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 a panel of experts explores some of the issues faced by writers around the world.

					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. 

					Ayreh Neier: Why free speech is important in averting atrocities
				
Aryeh Neier, human rights lawyer and president emeritus of the Open Society Foundations speaks about the future of free speech.

					Why Rwanda and Libya need free speech – and media regulation
				
Jerry Timmins describes a new report on media in two post-conflict societies, and argues that countries like Britain should do more to support them.

					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.

					What is it like to be charged with libel for cybercrime in the Philippines?
				
Filippino journalist Marites Vitug speaks about her experience being charged with libel for her investigative journalism, freedom of the press in the Philippines and the new cybercrime law.

					Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison
				
One of the United Arab Emirate’s most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country’s leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind. 

					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. 

					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. 

					Combatting hate speech in the Turkish media
				
The Hrant Dink Foundation has run the Media Watch on Hate Speech project since 2009 to counter racist and discriminatory discourse in Turkish press. Project coordinators Melisa Akan and Nuran Agan explain the initiative.

					Censoring a billion voices to save a nation
				
Manav Bhushan, an Indian member of the Free Speech Debate team, makes the case for blocking hate-filled websites in his country.

					When an iPhone can be dangerous
				
The speed and ubiquity of mobile devices have changed the context of “hate speech” online, writes Peter Molnar.

					Shoot the Boer: hate music?
				
In 2011, a South African court banned the anti-apartheid song “Shoot the Boer” after ruling it hate speech, writes Nimi Hoffmann.

					China’s human flesh search engines
				
While China’s human flesh search engines can help reveal government corruption they can also be used to humiliate ordinary citizens, writes Judith Bruhn.

					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.

					RapeLay: a virtual rape game
				
A Japanese video game that involved raping women was banned three years after its creation following an international outcry by women’s groups.

					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

					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

					Death of a journalist in Pakistan
				
Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad was found dead after publishing an article on the links between al-Qaida and Pakistan’s military, writes Ayyaz Mallick.

					Violence
				
We neither make threats of violence nor accept violent intimidation.

					Courage and solidarity
				
Exceptional individuals have risked and sometimes given their lives for free expression. Name them here.

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