Freedom of Speech

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Freedom of Speech”

• China: Chinternet

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  As a result of a new round of internet regulation policies, such as the ban on individuals registration of CN domain name, Chinese netizens invent a new English word, Chinternet, to describe the China intranet.
  5 hours ago

• City of Calgary to appeal acquittal of street preacher Art Pawlowski

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 148
  “Mr. Pawlowski called the city’s decision to appeal unfortunate. ‘The city, instead of focusing [on helping the homeless] are wasting taxpayer money.’ he said. ‘We are not the city’s enemies’.” Read the complete article here.
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• “We owe a huge thank you to Stephen Boissoin”

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 148
  Red Deer Advocate – December 22, 2009 Letter: We owe a huge thank you to letter writer Stephen Boissoin By Jim Swan Re. Dec. 4 news story headlined Judge rules against Alberta Human Rights Commission: Finally! A ruling by the Alberta Human Rights Commission was hauled before a real court of law. A real judge ...
  14 hours ago

• Christians in Britain Wondering Why Equality and Diversity Do Not Apply to Them

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 134
  LONDON (LifeSiteNews.com) – Christians in the U.K. are continuing to warn that the government’s planned “equality” legislation will drive Christian believers out of public life. The Christian Institute, Britain’s leading evangelical Christian lobby group, has issued a report titled “Marginalising ...
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• Thats not enough!

  
  Omnium — Authority: 126
  The thoughts are free, whos able to guess them? They fly by like nocturnal shadows. No man can know them, no hunter can shoot them, with powder and lead: The thoughts are free! I think what I want, and what does delight me, yet always in stillness, and as its complying. My wish and desire can no one deny ...
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• Iran: Death of Top Dissident Cleric, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  Iranian citizens and international mainstream media have reported that tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in Irans main theological center on Monday and clashed with pro-government militiamen during the funeral of the countrys top dissident cleric, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri. See ...
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• Uzbekistan: Criminal Charges Filed Against Documentalist Umida Akhmedova

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  Umida Akhmedova, photo by Fergana.ru Umida Akhmedova, Uzbek [EN] photographer and documentalist was accused of insult and slander against Uzbek people and traditions, reports Fergana.ru [EN]. The maximum penalty for these charges includes remedial work on two up to three years or detention for up to six months. ...
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• Cuba: Proceeding With Caution?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  Generation Y comments on Raul Castro’s speech in the Cuban National Assembly.
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• Freedom of Speech: Liberia - newspaper goes to court for libeling President

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 149
  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of LiberiaSylvester Rennie, lawyer for the Plain Truth newspaper says the government cannot arrest an individual for the action of a corporationIn Liberia, the publisher of the Plain Truth newspaper and the general manager of the Seamarco Printing press will appear in court Tuesday to ...
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• China: White-listing the Internet

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  DANWEI has translated the Beijing News report on the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)s plan to white list websites on the Internet. More background can be found in GV advocacy: Online protest against CNNIC and White-listing the Internet .
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• China: Peoples microblogging online?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  While the Chinese government has blocked a large number of social media websites such as twitter and fanfou, the official online media, people.com.cn, fills in the gap and launches its peoples microblogging page .
  2 days ago

• Video: Robert Welch ‘Solutions to problems in the Government’

  
  Political Byline — Authority: 597
  The last time I posted anything related to the John Birch Society on this Blog; my hits just about went off the charts. My servers had smoke rolling out of them and I could have sworn that I heard that said server yelping a bit in agony. Okay, the second part was not true. Nevertheless, there were a good deal of ...
  2 days ago

• Russia: Livejournal Vs. Tor and New Battle for Anonymity

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  “It seems that Russia gradually enters the golden age of anonymizers,” a well-known Russian Internet expert Alexand Plushev  said [RUS] recently. This comment was a reaction to a scandal involving a Russian WiMax provider “Yota” [ENG] that blocked access to few dozens of oppositional Web sites. But ...
  2 days ago

• ACLJ Urges Federal Appeals Court to Permit Ohio Judge to Display Ten Commandments Poster

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 134
  WASHINGTON /Christian News/ — The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit urging the court to clear the way for Ohio Common Pleas Court Judge James DeWeese to display a poster in his courtroom that includes the Ten Commandments as part [...]
  2 days ago

• Political Speech In Iran-Protestors Tortured To Death?

  
  The National Republicrat — Authority: 130
  There is no First Amendment in Iran …….military prosecutors alleged that prison guards tortured to death at least three student protesters in July, contradicting months of denials by top leaders. The reversal is one of the biggest blows to Tehran’s credibility since government protests first erupted six ...
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• Couldn’t have said it better myself

  
  ProWomanProLife — Authority: 436
  Peter Stockland has a fine piece on euthanasia , and the “need” to debate whether it should become “part of standard medical practice”. As a defender of free speech, I would never oppose such debate. I would argue only that the ordained answer must be short and sweet: No. Or, for those who want a more ...
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• St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Political Climate

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  Discuss SVG shares her take on the islands political situation: “I believe this is how our leaders want us to feel…powerless so they can be strengthened…”
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• Trinidad & Tobago: Tax Lover

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  This Beach Called Life writes a letter to the Trinidad and Tobago government concerning the proposed amendments to the Property Tax.
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• Bermuda: Injuction Update

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 700
  Bermudian bloggers supply updates on the governments injunction against the islands Royal Gazette newspaper.
  2 days ago

• More on Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

  
  The Volokh Conspiracy — Authority: 779
  David French , with whom I’ve been having a very enjoyable discussion about this case, posts further on the subject: I want to focus my response on one item [from Volokh’s previous post] — a point that I believe to be absolutely critical not just to the legal analysis but also the equities of the case. In ...
  2 days ago

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