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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

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Alastair Hilton harassed by UK police for posts about outdoor pub seating

Source: Alastair Hilton on X — This is modern Britain. This is the police state. Two policemen have just come into the pub and asked…

freespeechnewsJuly 19, 2026

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UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritise trusted news

Source: Reuters — By “trusted news”, they mean “untrustworthy news.” Data from media regulator Ofcom show social media has become a main source for a…

freespeechnewsJuly 13, 2026

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UK journalists risk 14 years in prison for quoting Gazan sources

Source: Paul Holden, Zeteo UK, via Sarah Wilkinson on X — Under Starmer, any journalist who works with a source or even approaches them for…

freespeechnewsJuly 13, 2026

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UK government has a ‘thought police’ unit to control mass migration narrative

Source: Modernity — The way these governments view information and narratives, this is not only plausible, but to be expected. “nudg” operations once focused on…

freespeechnewsJuly 11, 2026

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Palestine Action co-founders still vows to overturn proscription ban

Source: Canary — "I‘m certain that legally we are correct that this ban is disproportionate to free speech and the right to protest. I think…

freespeechnewsJuly 10, 2026

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Legal profession revolt against judge whose job it is to defend genocide

Source: Jonathan Cook on Substack — Jeremy Johnson is the perfect judge to play the part of proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. If…

freespeechnewsJuly 2, 2026

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A small win for free speech

Source: modernity — South Wales Police has shelved plans to record instances of “anti-Muslim hostility” that strayed beyond what officers considered “legitimate” discussion of Islam.…

freespeechnewsJune 27, 2026

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Governments escalate the global war on online anonymity

Source: World Socialist Web Site — The assault on privacy has entered a far more dangerous stage, spreading across every pillar of online life. The…

freespeechnewsJune 23, 2026

Censorship

Cenk Uygur detained in UK for speech

Source: Cenk Uygur on X — Are we free anymore? Under their reasoning, 60% of Americans and billions of people in the world can be…

freespeechnewsJune 18, 2026