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Padraig Reidy: There is not a limited amount of free speech to go round
There is, I am told, a war going on in feminism. A war between “intersectionalists” (I think) and TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists, as far as I can tell).
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab summoned by police and fears new arrest
The prominent human rights activist believes he will be handed down a new charge and could be jailed for years
#IndexAwards2015: Arts nominee Rory “Panti Bliss” O’Neill
Rory O’Neill is a Dublin-based stand-up comedian and self-described accidental activist for gay rights, who sees his duty as “to say the unsayable”.
EU human rights boss must meet with Azerbaijan’s jailed critics
With the arrival of the EU special representative for human rights in Azerbaijan, the country has a unique opportunity to adhere to the international commitments it has signed by releasing detained and imprisoned journalists and human rights defenders
An attack on free expression is an attack on society, says Peter Greste
The Al Jazeera journalist recently released after 400 days in Egyptian jail speaks about his time in jail, the campaign for his release and fellow journalists still imprisoned in Egypt
Padraig Reidy: We can’t allow responsibilities to come before rights
The fact that people are being murdered for who they are rather than what they did should make us realise that there is no responsibility we can exercise that will mitigate the core problem
25 Feb: Screening and discussion about Cartoonists – Foot Soldiers of Democracy
In the wake of the recent tragic events in Paris, this powerful and moving film follows 12 loveable and courageous cartoonists – from Tel Aviv, Moscow, New York, Caracas, and Paris – as they brilliantly capture the comedy and tragedy in the world, armed with just a pencil
Jodie Ginsberg: The right to free speech means nothing without the right to offend
If the murders in Paris and now Copenhagen frighten us into silence they will have achieved their goal. That is why it is so vital that we continue to talk, and to listen
Jacob Mchangama: A dangerous evolution of the assassin’s veto
To earn a death sentence for offending Islam, it is no longer necessary to actually make “offensive” expressions or caricatures. Participating in a public debate on free speech and Islam will suffice.