Occupy evicted – free speech ends where the profit margin begins
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Leah Borromeo: Occupy evcited – your free speech ends where the profit margin begins THE FREE SPEECH BLOG
THE STEM CELL SPEECH AMERICA MUST HEAR
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011THE STEM CELL SPEECH AMERICA MUST HEAR By Don C. Reed What if there was a speech so powerful that it might help solve America’s most pressing financial problems– and ease the suffering of millions— would you want to hear it? First, consider the greatest threat to the economy today: chronic disease. An estimated 109 [...]
BOB KLEIN’S GREAT SPEECH AT WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT
Friday, October 28th, 2011BOB KLEIN’S RECENT SPEECH AT THE WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT EDITED BY DON C. REED FROM A TRANSCRIPT KINDLY VOLUNTEERED BY BETH DRAIN OF BARRISTER’S REPORTING SERVICE, COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA. (ANY ERRORS ARE MY OWN—DR) “THANK YOU, BERNIE (Siegel, developer of the World Stem Cell Summit): “WE ARE ALL INDEBTED TO YOU FROM THE [...]
En Banc 5th Circuit: Student-to-Student Religious Speech In School Protected By 1st Amendment
Saturday, October 1st, 2011Yesterday, in a complicated series of eight opinions from 16 judges spanning 100 pages, a majority of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, held that Plano, Texas school principals had qualified immunity in a lawsuit charging them with restricting elementary school students’ distribution of religious literature because the law was not [...]
MESA: Definition of antisemitism threatens free speech
Thursday, September 1st, 2011August 18, 2011 I write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic Freedom to express our grave concern with aspects of the report released on July 7, 2011, by the … Continue reading → The Seriously Free Speech Committee has moved
Letter from America: Angry divorcé’s blog becomes free speech battleground
Friday, August 12th, 2011Anthony Morelli, a 42-year-old divorced father in Pennsylvania embroiled in a bitter custody battle with his former wife, insists that he didn’t create a blog to badmouth the mother of his children. That explanation is roundly at odds with his now-famous URL: thepsychoexwife.com. Morelli comes across as a brute on the blog, referring to his [...]
CPCCA report threatens Canadian’s democratic rights, free speech
Sunday, July 31st, 2011For Immediate Release: July 17, 2011 The report issued last week by an unofficial coalition of parliamentarians is a threat to the democratic rights of Canadians as the group makes recommendations to protect Israel from international criticism. The Canadian Parliamentary … Continue reading → seriously free speech committee
Letter from America: Equating right-wing politics with violence could undermine political speech for all
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Letter from America: Equating right-wing politics with violence could undermine political speech for all The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
Thailand: Free speech on trial – day five
Monday, February 14th, 2011Written by CJ Hinke Day Five – Police scientist testifies for prosecution ((Please also read day one, day two, day three and day four trial.) The fifth day of trial continued on Friday for independent news portal Prachatai’s webmaster, Chiranuch Premchaiporn independent news portal Prachatai’s webmaster in Bangkok’s Criminal Court. Chiranuch is charged with ten [...]
Media giant Canwest files suit over parody of Vancouver Sun, threatens free speech
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009News Flash: Free speech not safe from attack by Canadian media corporation News Flash: Free-speech advocates rally for support in lawsuit by media conglomerate New Event: Activists sued by CanWest speak out in Vancouver Sept 26 VANCOUVER- Sun owner Canwest has launched an unprecedented civil lawsuit against three local activists: Mordecai Briemberg, Carel Moiseiwitsch and Gordon [...]
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