The government’s planned Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill must be carefully crafted to avoid damaging freedom of expression.
UK government must ensure it protects free speech with new counter-extremism plans
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CATEGORY: Counter Terrorism
Padraig Reidy: UK’s counter-extremism strategy is another blow to universities as free spaces
There are a few techniques you can use to spot whether someone has slightly dodgy views on the world. My favourite is the hand-chopping test.
Fighting to speak freely: balancing privacy and free expression in the information age
In a keynote speech at the Internet Librarian International conference, Jodie Ginsberg explored the rights to privacy, security – the right to life – and freedom of expression in an information age
Proposed UK government measures on extremism will criminalise legitimate speech
In its new extremism strategy, the government is proposing measures that will criminalise legitimate speech and shrink the space for open debate throughout society.
Jodie Ginsberg: Terror laws are used to “stifle” media
The UK government should look to what is happening to free expression in Egypt and Turkey before broadening terrorist laws to include those who “spread hate”.
Counter Terrorism
Counter-terrorism is a complex and controversial area of the law, not least because the offences are often very widely drafted.
Fear of terror and offence pushing critical voices out of UK universities
From a government crackdown on extremism to marketing departments’ concerns over branding, lecturer Thomas Docherty looks at the threats to the tradition of free discussion on campus
Tony Blair’s plans to tackle extremism will stifle free speech
Ideas and opinions need to be exposed to open debate — not driven underground
New extremism laws would stifle free speech
The UK Home Secretary’s preview of a proposed new counter-extremism bill raises the stakes for freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. Index on Censorship is disturbed by the potential impact on free speech embedded in the proposals.
Mass surveillance: Journalists confront the moment of hesitation
Following Edward Snowden’s revelations outlining the capabilities of intelligence agencies to monitor private online communications journalists are confronting a moment of hesitation.
Laws that protect our rights to read, research, debate and argue are too easily removed. Index on Censorship is concerned that the UK’s counter terrorism strategy will diminish those rights and freedoms