# Free Speech
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February 2024
Censorship
Rights watchdog alarmed at 'arbitrary removal' of Irish social media posts about Palestine
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Feb 24th 2024, 6:00 AM
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Hate speech
New laws on hate speech includes provision to protect freedom of expression, says minister
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Oct 27th 2022, 5:32 PM
kildare street
Garda injured and six arrested during rally against hate speech law
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Feb 2nd 2020, 8:28 AM
Free Speech
Stormy Daniels' defamation case against Donald Trump dismissed by US judge
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Oct 16th 2018, 7:37 AM
quick quick quick
Today is your final chance to register to vote in the presidential election and blasphemy referendum
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Oct 9th 2018, 10:20 AM
Press Freedom
Ireland has slipped down in press freedom rankings because of concentrated ownership and defamation costs
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Apr 25th 2018, 8:32 AM
Free Speech
European court rejects man's claim he should be able to use Nazi picture in his blog
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Apr 6th 2018, 6:00 AM
princeton
US college professor cancels cultural freedoms class after use of racial slur causes anger
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Feb 14th 2018, 8:29 AM
Silicon Valley
Google cancels meeting to discuss gender and diversity due to 'safety concerns'
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Aug 11th 2017, 8:15 AM
Free Speech
Fear of protester violence stopped US hard-right pundit Ann Coulter speaking at Berkeley
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Apr 27th 2017, 7:38 AM
Free Speech
'Harmful and offensive': Complaint against Katie Hopkins' Today FM appearance rejected
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Apr 26th 2017, 2:10 PM
Free Speech
US abandons lawsuit to unmask owner of anti-Trump Twitter account
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Apr 7th 2017, 10:14 PM
humanity
'I wish I had a pound for every time I offended someone. Wait, I do': Gervais defends 'dead babies' joke
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Mar 31st 2017, 7:43 AM
perturbed
Reasons behind Ronnie O'Sullivan's 'robot' interview revealed
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Feb 8th 2017, 1:32 PM
alt right
Most Irish people don't want free speech restrictions - even if it offends some
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Jan 10th 2017, 9:50 AM
California
School that sent student home for top that read 'Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian' changes policy
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Feb 17th 2016, 10:57 PM
Controversial
Fury escapes punishment for comments on women, homosexuality and abortion
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Jan 28th 2016, 10:39 AM
Voices
Senators want to criminalise offending people online – and they're dangerously misguided
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Jul 11th 2015, 8:00 AM
Read all about it
What did Denis O'Brien achieve by trying to stop THAT speech going public?
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Jun 2nd 2015, 9:30 PM
india's daughter
India refuses to lift ban on BBC gangrape documentary
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Mar 12th 2015, 4:40 PM
No Offence But
Frankie Boyle: "Taking offence is often simply an attempt to deny reality"
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Feb 18th 2015, 1:09 PM
laying down the law
Is there a ban on Irish broadcasters showing this cover? In short, no
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Jan 27th 2015, 12:43 PM
Free Speech
As France rounds up 'defenders of terrorism', Amnesty worries about free speech
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Jan 19th 2015, 12:16 PM
divisive
Paris attacks: Kouachi brothers given secret burial in unmarked graves
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Jan 18th 2015, 9:51 AM
Free Speech
French comedian Dieudonné to stand trial over Facebook comments about Paris attacks
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Jan 14th 2015, 7:53 PM
soaked in blood
Rapper jailed for posting lyrics on Facebook threatening to kill ex-wife
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Nov 30th 2014, 2:00 PM
Censorship
'Deliberate censorship': China has blocked the BBC website
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Oct 15th 2014, 2:02 PM
fightback
Twitter sues the US government over right to disclose surveillance orders
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Oct 8th 2014, 11:17 AM
Thorn in the side
5 ways John Bruton has probably annoyed the government over the last few years
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Aug 12th 2014, 7:35 PM
Pantigate
Complaints about RTÉ's Panti apology have been rejected by the BAI
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May 7th 2014, 4:04 PM
right to march
Boston mayor is negotiating but will only march if St Patrick's parade is "inclusive"
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Mar 9th 2014, 12:49 PM
Free Speech
Guess where Ireland ranks in the world in terms of press freedom...
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Feb 18th 2014, 8:35 PM
Voices
Open Letter to RTE: Explain why you censored gay rights advocate Rory O'Neill
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Jan 29th 2014, 12:00 PM
beheadings
Poll: Should Facebook allow graphically violent videos?
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Oct 23rd 2013, 10:05 AM