Free speech

Stars and Stripes journalists sue US Defence Department over firing

Stars and Stripes is partially funded by the US Defence Department but has long maintained editorial independence.

UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group

Britain previously banned Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, which was also condemned by the UN human rights office.

US voices ‘significant concerns’ over Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen’s prison sentence

Gao Zhen (left) and his brother Gao Qiang with their artwork, titled Mao’s Guilt, in Beijing in 2009.

Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says

FILE PHOTO: A view of the main campus of Columbia University in New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

The lawsuit said the university failed to protect its Palestinian members from harassment.

German far-right influencer applies for US funding for new media network

A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Senegal court jails three TikTok influencers for insulting the president

US appeals court keeps in place Pentagon’s escort policy for journalists

Journalists could have their press passes revoked if they solicited unauthorised military personnel to disclose classified, and in some cases unclassified, information.

Trump's ICC order violates free speech, advocacy groups say in lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

White supremacists' July 4 march counts as free speech in 'messy democracy,' Interior Secretary Burgum says

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during the ceremonial reopening of Freedom Plaza to mark \"the revitalization of one of the nation's most prominent civic gathering spaces\" with new statues, including controversial founding father Caesar Rodney, who was a slave owner, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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