Free Speech

The United States will impose visa bans on foreign officials responsible for censoring Americans or pressuring US tech companies to adopt foreign content moderation policies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

The US Department of Education has frozen future federal funding for Harvard University, escalating tensions over campus protests, race-conscious policies, and academic freedom, as the Trump administration demands sweeping ideological …

Papua New Guinea’s government has blocked Facebook as part of a “test” aimed at reducing misinformation, hate speech, and explicit content. The move has sparked criticism from opposition lawmakers, media …

Hadi Matar has been convicted of attempted murder and assault for his attack on Salman Rushdie during a 2022 event at the Chautauqua Institution. Rushdie, severely injured, was left partially …

US Vice President JD Vance’s controversial remarks on free speech and immigration at the Munich Security Conference sparked backlash in Europe, highlighting growing tensions between the US and Europe. Meanwhile, …

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner, was shot dead in Sweden just hours before a court was due to issue a verdict on charges related to burning copies …

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order addressing rising antisemitism in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack. The order includes deportation measures for non-citizen students …

Denmark has charged two individuals under a newly enacted law banning the desecration of the Holy Quran. The charges stem from an incident during a public festival in June 2023, …

TikTok is preparing to shut down access for its US users starting Sunday in response to a federal ban. The company is offering users an option to download their data, …

The US Supreme Court is examining a challenge from TikTok against a law requiring its parent company ByteDance to sell its US operations over national security concerns. The case raises …