The Colombian president uses his X account to criticize publications that report against his government. Many of us considered that a threshold was reached when he referred to women journalists as“mafia dolls", says Emmanuel Vargas of El Veinte. Read this and more: mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...

#Ecuador: Ban on political advocacy for civil society, candidates & citizens struck down; sanction on magazine editorial ruled unconstitutional. Meta OB: #Peru– metaphorical post on president restored; #Japan– “drop dead” comment deemed figurative speech. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

📣 Journos, HRD, Academia 🔎 Webinar "Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America: Cases, Challenges, and Responses From a Human Rights Perspective" 🗓️ October 2 🕰️ 12:00 PM COT / 1:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CLT 💻 Zoom 🗣️ Interpretation Spanish ↔ English 🔗More info & registration: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43

🔎 Webinar "Periodismo bajo vigilancia en América Latina: Casos, desafíos y respuestas desde los derechos humanos" 🗓️ 2 octubre 🕰️12:00pm COT / 1:00pm ET / 2:00pm CLT 💻 Vía Zoom 🗣️Interpretación español ↔ inglés 🔗 Más información e inscripción aquí: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43

🎈Are laws on hate speech shifting in an era of political division, social media growth, and online platforms that can spark real-world violence? Join us in NYC, in person, on 10/06/2025 to discuss⏬with @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social

📌Protections for the right to #FoE must be guaranteed both in the traditional sphere and in the digital world, said Daniela Salazar Marín, former Judge on the Constitutional Court of #Ecuador. This & more in our latest newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

NYC lawyers + scholars: Don’t miss @futurefreespeech.org's @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social on Oct 6 at DWTLaw discussing her new book on hate speech and @echr.coe.int with leading voices in law + human rights. Register to attend⬇️ globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-...

#Serbia: Court rules against tabloid 24SEDAM for republishing op-ed defaming activist #Hungary: Blogger convicted of libel; Meta partly upheld in politician’s account removal #Slovenia: Constitutional Court protects public broadcaster’s financial independence. To read: mailchi.mp/columbia/cgf...

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📌There is still time to join us on Zoom or YouTube & learn about the intersection of freedom of thought and international human rights law. 📆 9/9 at 11-12:30ET 🔗Zoom: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-... 🔗Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfps...

📢 Are we truly free to hold ideas without interference or coercion? What is the response from international human rights law? Join us on 9/9 at 11-12:30ET 🔗Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfps... 🔗Zoom: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-...

Join us on 9/9 for a landmark online conversation! The @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought is the 1st publication to map this right across global legal frameworks. From neurotech to AI, the stakes are high. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-...

🙋Do we have the right to hold any idea, belief, or viewpoint without external interference or coercion? Join us on 9/9 to learn more.⤵️

Will journalism survive? If no guardrails are put in place, small- and medium-scale news organizations will not be able to survive this time period. It’s an information Armageddon, says Maria Ressa. This & more in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/mar... @mariaressa.bsky.social

Join us on 9/9 for a landmark online conversation! The @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought is the 1st publication to map this right across global legal frameworks. From neurotech to AI, the stakes are high. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-...

Proud to share our new Factsheet on the Chilling Effect. This is one of many resources we make available to human rights defenders, practitioners, judges, journalists, academics & students. Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of all rights.

@sflcin.bsky.social , India's leading digital rights organization, has received the Electronic Frontier Foundation Award 2025 for defending digital freedoms—big congratulations to the team & its founder and CGFoE expert Mishi Choudhary.🎇🎇🎇

✋ Fear. Uncertainty. Self-censorship. Explore our new Chilling Effect factsheet by @andersondirocie.bsky.social, Juan Manuel Ospina & Lautaro Furfaro + newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/cgf...

Mapuche People Rallied, Police Responded with Violence: Right to Protest in #Argentina under Scrutiny. Read our analysis by @estefi-m.bsky.social edited by @anvorozhtsova.bsky.social ➡️https://mailchi.mp/columbia/mapuche-people-rallied-police-responded-with-violence-by-estefania-mullally?e=7e61be9b9a

Recent rulings alert! Harvard v. DHS, Jenner v. DOJ, and Perkins Coie v. DOJ. Each affirmed that discrimination & political reprisal violate core constitutional rights. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

We’ve wrapped up the 3rd edition of CGFoE’s flagship seminar, Freedom of Expression in the Digital Realm. Over 6 weeks, MENA moot court students from Ain Shams University (Cairo) explored AI’s impact on free speech, @Meta's Oversight Board & much more. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

140 organizations agree: Our states need strong leadership from governors on extreme heat protections. With their partnership, we can advance policy solutions that keep our populations healthy and safe. Read our recommendations here: bit.ly/NGALetter

Friends, please read this statement concerning the Mapuche Indigenous communities in Patagonia, whose rights are being trampled while their lands are polluted by #fracking. We feel a strong connection to this area, which began when SEHN's @ssteingraber1.bsky.social participated in a 2016 delegation.

Mapuche Indigenous communities in Neuquén, #Argentina, held a peaceful protest to demand legal personhood — a right guaranteed by the Argentine Constitution and international human rights treaties. 20ppl arrested and some injured. Read more: mailchi.mp/columbia/sol...

June 30 marked 5years since Beijing imposed the NSL on #HONGKONG . Read Sarthak Gupta's article about ways NSL helped transform – rapidly and extensively – the territory’s legal system & FoE framework. mailchi.mp/columbia/new...

Legal cases point to the dismantling of democracy in #HongKong. In Jimmy Lai’s case, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that his deprivation of liberty lacked a valid legal basis. Read all analysis here: mailchi.mp/columbia/hon... #FreeJimmyLai

It takes a global village to stand up for the right to speak. In our new series, Portraits of #FoE Defenders, we amplify their voices every month. Nevena Krivokapic Martinovic speaks about Monro Price Moot Court & current situation in #Serbia: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications...

The most alarming developments in #Serbia relate to the use of spyware, particularly targeting journalists & activists connected to protests, says Nevena Krivokapic Martinovic of Share Foundation & Price Moot Court. mailchi.mp/columbia/por...

In our latest #newsletter, we spotlight 3 UNWGAD rulings: jailing in #Iran for music & protest support, opposition leader held without due process in #Bolivia & long sentences for peaceful online activism in #SaudiaArabia. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

#ICE raids in LA have targeted day laborers seeking a day’s pay. @cristianfarias.com talks to Ahilan Arulanantham about the First Amendment and the right to seek work, and with Pablo Alvarado, who outlines how day laborers fought for this right & more over decades. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

As a member of the #HoldTheLine Coalition, we welcome the recent acquittal of ‪Maria Ressa‬ and @rappler.bsky.social as a victory for press freedom. We urge the Philippine justice system to close the remaining cases and end this campaign of legal harassment. bsky.app/profile/rsf....

We want to hear from you! It takes less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, but your input will have a lasting effect on advancing and defending freedom of expression: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar closes its airspace amid Iranian retaliation threats against US.

RSF welcomes the release of @rferl.org.web.brid.gy journalists Vladyslav Yesypenko, detained since 03/21 in occupied Crimea, and Ihar Karnei, since 07/23 in #Belarus. The 94 other journalists imprisoned by #Russia and #Belarus must also be freed.👇

The European Court of Human Rights recently issued 3 rulings on #Russia’s persecution of LGBTQI+ people under its “gay propaganda” law. The crackdown continues—so does legal resistance. Read more here: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

In regional context expression as empowerment means recognising that it is not merely the exercise of a right, it’s a form of resistance, a way of existing & reclaiming spaces historically denied to us as LGBTI+ people. @andersondirocie.bsky.social More here: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

CGFoE team in action: With close to 200 registered participants & 100 attending the lecture we are confident that people are interested in fine line between freedom of expression and hate speech. Stay tuned for the recording.

EU court rules that the Commission must release texts between its President & Pfizer CEO. Text messages = public records if they relate to institutional decisions. Big win for transparency and @nytimes.com. This & more in our latest newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

If you care about Freedom of Expression & you are familiar with our work, help us fill this brief survey. It takes 5 minutes only. (Photo by @EmpireStateBldg )

📣We want to hear from you! It takes less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, but your input will have a lasting effect on advancing and defending freedom of expression: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣We want to hear from you! It takes less than 5 minutes to complete this survey, but your input will have a lasting effect on advancing and defending freedom of expression: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Can democracies protect free speech while addressing hate speech? Join us on June 17 for the online class given jointly with UBA Law, exploring legal tensions and responses in IHRL. The class is in Spanish and it is free to attend. Flyer below.

¿Puede una democracia proteger la libertad de expresión y, a la vez, enfrentar los discursos de odio? Clase abierta el 17/6 con CGFoE y UBA Derecho. Inscripción gratuita. Flyer abajo.

In the recent briefing on Hate Speech, the European Parliamentary Research Service referenced our Special Collection Paper authored by Natalie Alkiviadou. You can read it and compare the practices on both sides of the Atlantic. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/u...

🎉Celebrating inclusivity this month and always, we at CGFoE reaffirm our commitment to advancing freedom of expression for all. The latest FoE news and cases here:https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=d3fa5d888e

‼️‼️‼️Newsletter alert- featuring 3 recent US cases on freedoms of speech and the press. One concerns the AP @apnews.com which sued the administration on 1st Amendment grounds. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

📣📣📣The Oversight Board has opened public comments for its first ever case about content from #Kenya. The deadline for submissions is June 17!

📣🎈🎆 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression celebrates +10 years of defending free speech! Our new Impact Report highlights global legal milestones, expanded resources, and strengthened partnerships. Read more: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications...

We’re excited to share What’s in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence — a legal toolkit co-developed with @forhum.bsky.social. It explores how courts can fairly assess humor, satire, and parody& it draws from IHL, IP law, & humor theory. Check it here: zenodo.org/records/1538...