Free speech

Sarah Lawrence student senate rejects J Street U chapter after fierce backlash

'Student senators compared recognizing the group to approving ‘a white supremacist organization.’

Members of the national board of J Street U, the liberal Zionist group's campus wing, speak at their 2026 convention in Washington, D.C.
A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.

In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion

Banners and Palestinian flags are displayed as people attend an anti-Israel protest amid the Israel-Hamas war, in Paris, France July 31, 2025.

Proposed antisemitism laws in France, Italy stir free speech debate

A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy


Stopping campus antisemitism harms free speech, strengthens democracy - opinion

The use of democratic tools by the demonstrators in the universities creates a negative externalization towards Jewish students that results in the lack of ability to exercise basic rights.

 ANTI-ISRAEL BOOKS outnumber pro-Israel books in the Middle East section of the Harvard University bookshop.

Iran's executions of artists highlights regime's stance on freedom of expression - opinion

Iran has significantly increased executions in 2024, targeting dissenters like rapper Toomaj Salehi, reflecting the regime’s harsh stance on freedom of expression.

 PROTESTERS IN support of women in the Islamic Republic of Iran hold a banner reading ‘Woman Life Freedom,’ in Ottawa, 2022.

Rethinking free speech as hate speech and violence spread - editorial

We must foster an environment where constructive dialogue is encouraged, and diverse perspectives can be shared without fear of retribution or violence.

 An "Intifada" banner waves over Columbia University after students seize Hamilton Hall on 116th Street in New York City, April 30, 2024.

UK ex-barrister sentenced for blog posts: 'Nothing wrong with being antisemitic’

CPS and the Hampshire Constabulary said that they went through a year's worth of blog posts, but only five antisemitic posts were found to be in violation of the 2003 Communications Act.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Prosecutors seek Trump gag order in NY hush money criminal case

The requests noted Trump's "longstanding history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, judges and others involved in legal proceedings against him."

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a keynote speech at the Black Conservative Federation gala dinner, ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., February 23, 2024

Unity as a value is not dangerous, politicizing values is - opinion

“Unity” is the call for humans to draw a clear boundary between “right vs wrong,” and not let it fall into the muddy waters of “Right vs Left.”

 THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Israel does not have freedom of speech - comment

Yes, the right wing has full freedom of speech, but it is not the country as a whole.

 POLICE KEEP a close watch on a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, last month in Haifa.

Jewish daughter of UK official drops Uni. of Leeds course over antisemitism

Tabytha Shapps dropped a course following antisemitic and anti-Israel comments made by her peers.

 Parkinson Building, Leeds University, Leeds, England.

Calls for genocide on private college campuses do not require nuance - opinion

Nuance is the enemy of reason in some circumstances, and this is such a circumstance. 

 A US HOUSE and Workforce Committee hearing, ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism,’ takes place this past week.

Denmark passes bill to ban Quran burnings

The issue garnered attention in the region after a planned Torah burning was approved by Sweden before being scrapped by the organizers, whose goal to ban the burning of all holy books.

 People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.