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In praise of les étudiants

Source: Patrick Lawrence on Substack If the streets of France have something important to tell us now, it is that the liberal-authoritarian, ‘centrist’ model is…

freespeechnewsNovember 10, 2026

Protest, Dissent & Political Repression

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote tomorrow on a ban of Cornell students’ right to assemble

Source: FIRE on X This ban goes far beyond preventing misconduct, and broadly burdens all protected protests, rallies, and gatherings. The result is self-defeating. Cornell…

freespeechnewsNovember 1, 2026

Press Freedom

Lush launches product to resist UK government assault on justice system

Source: Canary — L ush will donate “75% of the sale price (minus tax)” to Defend Our Juries, which it says has been working hard:…

freespeechnewsJuly 19, 2026

Censorship

Wayne Hsiung and the cost of conviction

Source: Wayne Hsiung, The Simple Heart on Substack — Animal rights protestors face longer prison terms than mass murderers. We must rescue the animals, no…

freespeechnewsJune 29, 2026

Censorship

‘Policing thought’: French bill to fight antisemitism accused of silencing Israel critics

Source: Middle East Eye — Proposed law sanctions public statements ‘presenting acts of terrorism as legitimate resistance’ and creates a new offence punishing ‘incitement to…

freespeechnewsApril 13, 2026

Censorship

New Yorkers Could Soon Face Jail Time for Peacefully Protesting on Public Sidewalks

Source: FIRE — NY lawmakers are proposing legislation to create thousands of “buffer zones” that would punish protesters. These unconstitutional proposals would criminalize demonstrations within…

freespeechnewsApril 3, 2026

War

Where Are the Anti-War Protests?

Source: Cenk Uygur on X — It's very curious that all the groups who organized protests against Trump earlier have not organized a single protest…

freespeechnewsMarch 26, 2026

Media Platforms

Woman Arrested & Jailed in South Carolina for Joining an Online Anti-ICE Chat

Source: @LongTimeHistory on X — Her crime? She told high school students she was "Proud of them for using their voices." Police claim that as…

freespeechnewsMarch 3, 2026

Censorship

Arrested immediately after speaking

Source: Brian Allen on X — Watch as a US woman gets arrested while speaking - ostensibly for blocking traffic while standing on the sidewalk.…

freespeechnewsJanuary 5, 2026

Censorship Press Freedom

Dr Aladwan under House Arrest for Speech

Source: Dr Rahmeh Aladwan on X — Dr. Aladwan effectively on a form of house arrest for lawful speech My bail conditions for lawful speech…

freespeechnewsOctober 24, 2025