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The speech that gets you banned from America

Source: Ken Klippenstein Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S. What the cable does do is ask for information…

freespeechnewsOctober 31, 2026

Protest, Dissent & Political Repression

Border agents are randomly seizing phones of US citizens who support Palestine

Source: Ali Harb on Truthout Miami lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is the latest supporter of Palestinian rights to be hassled after returning from abroad. Florida lawyer…

freespeechnewsOctober 22, 2026

News Abroad Protest, Dissent & Political Repression War

Pakistan police and public clash on anniversary of Imran Khan imprisonment

Source: Aljazeera — Let’s not forget about political prisoner Imran Khan. Pakistan police fired tear gas at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran…

freespeechnewsAugust 20, 2026

Unfettered Speech

Journalist Max Blumenthal was detained by CPB. Jenin Younes is on the case.

Free speech in the United States is often celebrated as a settled principle, but this conversation shows how quickly the First Amendment gets bent when…

freespeechnewsAugust 14, 2026

Europe News Abroad

Palestine Action prisoners may be sentenced as “terrorists”

Source: Asa Winstanley, Palestine is Still The Issue on Substack — All opposition is terrorism now. Campaigning for the restriction of weapons sales to Israel…

freespeechnewsJune 6, 2026

News Abroad

Bolivian government charges labor leader with terrorism as police crack down on protests

Source: Julia Conley, Common Dreams — A leader of Bolivia’s main labor federation, the Bolivian Workers’ Union, said late Monday that the country’s public prosecutor…

freespeechnewsJune 5, 2026

Censorship

UK hates protests

Source: @ShadowofEzra on X — Keir Starmer says protests must now be fully approved by the government and must not offend Israel in any way.…

freespeechnewsMay 26, 2026

Censorship War

Mass arrests under the Terrorism Act in London’s Trafalgar Square

Source: Defend our Juries on X — Britain is arresting peaceful protesters again. The police are knowingly unlawfully arresting peaceful protestors for holding placards which…

freespeechnewsMay 4, 2026

Censorship War

523 people were arrested for showing support for a proscribed organisation

Source: Metropolitan Police on X — What distingushes the UK from, say, East Germany? We have seen a group of people sit down with signs…

freespeechnewsMay 3, 2026

Europe News Abroad

France’s new law prohibiting Israel criticism

Source: Arnaud Bertrand on X — France is on the eve of voting one of the most shameful laws in its history: it would effectively…

freespeechnewsApril 30, 2026