The "embarrassing, scandalous coda" of the Supreme Court's TikTok decision--new from @evelyndouek.bsky.social and me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Over the coming months, #SCOTUS will confront other cases in which the gov't invokes NatSec to justify the suppression of speech. ... [It] should be haunted by the #TikTok case & its ... scandalous coda," @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & @evelyndouek.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Türkiye: Enver Aysever Arrested over Political Commentary Online Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/iTTLz Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org & @ifjglobal.bsky.social #EuropeForFreeMedia Photo: social media

Thrilled to announce the release of 2 new reports today as part of the 36 country, @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca supported Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. The 1st examines the development & concentration conditions in German telecoms, internet & media industries. gmicp.org/media-teleco... 1/

EngelliWeb 2025 özetin hazır! ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/2...

🎈I had to teach my daughter that in #Turkey, sometimes, not only bad people go to prison, says @cyber-rights.org explaining the work of #FoE defenders. @engelliweb.com 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZJZ...

❗AFRICA in Focus❗ #South_Africa: Politician’s call to “kill” amounts to hate speech #Zambia: Lifting interdict blocking documentary on Chinese investment #Kenya: Injunction regarding reporting on alleged misconduct #Nigeria: Supreme Court confirmed FOI Act. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...

#Türkiye blocked 1,264,506 websites. Removed 5,740 news articles last year alone. (Data by @ifade.org.tr ) Still, Dr. Yaman Akdeniz keeps fighting—and winning—for #FoE. More in our latest newsletter + interview ⬇️ 🔗 mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...

Digital rights expert Yaman Akdeniz talks about the latest in #Turkey & reminds us why censorship must never be normalized. Read the interview ⬇️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/portraits-of-foe-defenders-interview-with-yaman-akdeniz-we-should-never-normalize-censorship/

🌈👏👏CGFoE Celebrates Historic Dominican Court Ruling Protecting #lgbti Rights and Advancing Equality. Case was brought by our Senior Legal&Policy Consultant Anderson Javiel Dirocie De León & Patricia M. Santana Nina, a constitutional law expert. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2025...

📢Disinformation, Media Under Siege | Amal Clooney Calls for Justice. Read all & more↘️ mailchi.mp/columbia/dis...

From endless delays in response time to ridiculously overbroad ██████ redactions, FOIA is plagued with problems. Urge Congress to reform the law using our easy action center tool:

A federal judge in Washington handed down an 18-month sentence to Timothy Martin, who, along with Joanna Smith, staged a climate protest at the DC gallery in spring 2023. This + more about climate action & latest decisions: mailchi.mp/columbia/cop...

IPSO ruled that DailyMail violated accuracy obligations by publishing a misleading headline, while Brazil’s Supreme Court found that Google, Meta, Spotify & Brasil Paralelo contributed to disinformation by running coordinated campaigns against a proposed "Censorship Bill"- mailchi.mp/columbia/int...

‼️Aryeh Neier on assault on #FoE and capitulation of US institutions. For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...

Mishi Choudhary on hypocrisy of Big Tech. For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...

🔥🔥🔥Another special session on #FoE at the University of Buenos Aires guided by Lautaro Furfaro, Hawley Johnson, and Anderson Dirocie exploring role & jurisprudence of key international human rights bodies in protecting and interpreting freedom of expression.

Interested in free speech in #Argentina & the region? Check our interview with Roberto Gargarella mailchi.mp/columbia/rob...

Sont miss the important discussion: ipsp.org/global-socia...

Courts reaffirming key protections for free speech: Harvard v. HHS – Agencies broke the law by freezing $2B in research grants; Media Matters v. FTC – FTC likely retaliated against a nonprofit’s speech; RFERL E/RL v. Kari Lake – Judge ordered funds restored to the media mailchi.mp/columbia/the...

Why does the European Court of Human Rights treat some genocide denial cases differently from others? At her book launch with @cgfoe.bsky.social, @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social explains why this matters. 📚

Sergey Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of Mediazona discusses the Kremlin’s political repressions and eradication of independent journalism, his criminal case, and Mediazona’s bare survival in exile. Read this interview & more in our latest  #newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/int...

#India, court updates on FoE: 🗣️ Journalist’s posts not a national security issue 🎓Prof gets interim bail over military op post 🌐 Wikipedia takedown order struck down 📜 MP’s poem ruled protected artistic expression 🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=3591589a90

What better way to discuss hate speech than in the esteemed company of world-renowned experts? Together with DWT, grateful to host the NYC launch of Natalie Alkiviadou's new book, alongside Mishi Choudhary, Aryeh Neier, and our director, Hawley Johnson. @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social

Please note the TIME CHANGE and see you tomorrow.

🔥Media Under #Surveillance in Latin America How does surveillance affect journalism, and what responses do human rights offer? 📷 Online seminar | SP/EN interpretation 📅October 2, 2025 Register: t.co/hXXq0ysgtG

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...