Articles about Freedom Of Expression

22 March 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Anti-gay London bus advert ban wrong’ 101 Responding to Friday’s High Court ruling, Peter Tatchell writes that Core Issues Trust should have been allowed to place anti-gay adverts on buses in the capital – in the name of free speech – despite their offensive message.
23 January 2013
Canada: Students’ ‘Free Speech Wall’ torn down by self-titled gay rights activist 27 A student claiming to be an LGBT activist tore down a "Free Speech Wall" created by his fellow students at Carleton University in Canada, stating that not all opinions deserved to be expressed.
22 June 2012
Ugandan minister: Gays have freedom of assembly 5 The Ugandan government has issued a statement following reports of gay rights workshops being broken up and NGOs being dissolved saying gay people have the right to freely assemble in the African state.
5 January 2012
Filipino father admits burning son after discovering three children were gay 11 A Filipino father has told police he drunkenly attacked his son after learning that three of his children were gay.
20 December 2011
Comment: Should the law protect us from insults? 271 PinkNews.co.uk reader Stuart Ross discusses his experience of receiving offensive comments online amid the ongoing debate over whether to remove the use of "insulting words" from the offences in the Public Order Act.
30 November 2011
Russia reacts to overseas “interference” on St Petersburg “gay propaganda” law 29 A senior official in the Russian government has said he is "perplexed" by the US statement condemning a proposed law which could severely hinder freedom of expression for LGBT people in St Petersburg.
19 January 2011
European Parliament calls on Lithuania to shelve anti-gay law 9 The "public promotion of homosexual relations" would be punishable by a fine of up to €2900 if new legislation is adopted.

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