Showing posts with label Free Speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free Speech. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Global Perception Scores 2026 .... ( Most people say the main purpose of democracy is to improve living standards & Most people agree that countries should follow international law)

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 Most people say the main purpose of democracy is to improve living standards & Most people agree that countries should follow internati...
Monday, September 21, 2026

For more than 80 years, UNESCO has worked to build peace through education, culture, freedom of expression and dialogue. Peace is never secured once and for all. It is built through institutions, relationships and daily choices.

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UNESCO     Peace is not simply the absence of war. It depends on the ability of societies to confront disagreement without violence, protect...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Palestinian American activist arrested and ‘charged for trespassing at a public hearing’. Noura Erakat says a Florida mayor shortened speaking time and banned discussion of investment in Israeli bonds

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Noura Erakat poses for the photographer at a ceremony to award honorary degrees at the University of Antwerp on 2 April 2026. Photograph: J...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

The space for freedom of expression is shrinking dramatically as governments use new technologies to suppress dissent and digital giants manipulate information online to enrich themselves, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, warned today. In her final report to the Human Rights Council, Khan highlighted the conflation of State and corporate interests to exploit vulnerabilities of the right to freedom of expression.

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UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts   Space for freedom of expression shrinking as govts use tech to suppress dissent & digital giants m...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Stanford students walk out of Sundar Pichai’s commencement speech... "According to Al Jazeera, the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus was signed between Google, Amazon and Israel in 2021. It aims to provide cloud computing infrastructure, A.I. and other technological services to the Israeli government and military.​"

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MSN story by Owen Scott 6/15/2026  Around 200 students walked out of the CEO of Google’s commencement speech at Stanford University, accordi...
Monday, June 8, 2026

Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine ...."How can any of this be justified in a democracy? No foreign government should be granted immunity from criticism. Not China. Not Saudi Arabia. Not Israel. And yet the self-proclaimed Jewish state occupies a uniquely and weirdly protected place in our political discourse. Criticism that would be considered routine in any other context – don’t bomb hospitals! Don’t kill kids! – is cynically rebranded as anti-Jewish bigotry."

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Supporters of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil chain themselves to a fence at Columbia University, New York, 2 April 2025. Photograph: K...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

"Given the way things are going in the US, corporations seem to have more freedom of speech than university students. And it might not be long before datacenters have more rights than women."

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  The Week in Patriarchy   AI (artificial intelligence) Pity the poor AI datacenters facing ‘discrimination’ The centers are diverting much-...
Friday, May 8, 2026

" “I think [Palestine] is the moral issue of our time and I believe it’s been used to undermine democratic institutions in the US,” Elghandour said. He referred to the cancelled invitation as a sign or “erosion of free speech and the first amendment”. “We’ve seen a livestreamed genocide,” he added. “And we’re supposed to worry about the feelings of the people who support that.” " Rami Elghandour

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Rami Elghandour. Photograph: Courtesy Rami Elghandour Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends ‘da...