Free speech

Tunisian journalist detained after criticising judiciary, lawyer says

Elon Musk does not appear at hearing in French prosecutors’ X probe

A view shows the Paris' courthouse building as Elon Musk, the owner of X and a host of other tech companies, is summoned for a hearing before prosecutors' offices as part of their investigation into social media platform X at the courthouse in Paris, France, April 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

French Bill targeting anti-Semitism sparks free speech row

A petition against it surpassed 500,000 signatures this week – a threshold that can trigger a separate parliamentary debate and underscores the intensity of public concern.

Russia brands Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement

FILE PHOTO: A man walks inside an office of the human rights group Memorial in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

US Army veteran charged with leaking classified information to journalist

US President Donald Trump at a rally in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 2025.

Tunisian journalist sentenced to two years, union denounces systemic attack on media

Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan

Protest movements, women demanding equality or opposition groups have frequently found themselves blocked or banned while state-aligned groups are allowed to march freely.

Georgian broadcaster calls UK sanctions an 'unthinkable' attack on free speech

Irakli Chikhladze, Deputy Director General of Imedi TV, speaks in the broadcast studio in Tbilisi, Georgia February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson visits US State Department

British far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, poses for a photo with U.S. State Department official Joe Rittenhouse in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. Joe Rittenhouse via X/Handout via REUTERS

Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links President to drug cartels

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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