In 1971, writers and scholars came together with a vision to be a voice for the persecuted. That vision continues today
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CATEGORY: Opinion
We defend the right to protest, even during a pandemic
Demonstrations by design are meant to disrupt normal activity and to annoy and irritate the establishment
Why what is happening in Hong Kong and Xinjiang is not an internal affair
People are being arrested, being disappeared and are dying on our watch
It is women who are paying the ultimate price for their beliefs
Young protestors and reporters have given their lives in the past week in Myanmar and Afghanistan
Speech should be free but not of consequences
Rather than genuinely tackling the thornier issues, we’re seeing calls for more regulations online as a quick fix
We need Andrei Aliaksandrau and 254 others in Belarus back home
Lukashenko’s government has doubled down by raiding the homes and offices of activists and journalists
Loujain al-Hathloul’s release gives everyone hope
The women’s rights activist has been released after 1,001 days in a Saudi jail but the struggle continues
The British Government has zero moral authority
The UK cannot claim the moral high ground when it is preventing its own journalists from doing their jobs
Under cover of Covid, too many people have stopped paying attention
Authoritarian leaders are restricting freedom of expression while we battle the pandemic
Behind Belarus’ shocking statistics are real people
There are 187 political prisoners in Belarus. Each of them is a real person, with a family and a life
The week that tested the boundaries of free speech
A senator’s book deal is cancelled, Donald Trump is removed from Twitter and a congresswoman wears a mask saying “censored” – never has a robust conversation about definitions of censorship been needed
Trump has dented the American Dream
The US President has crossed the line between free speech and incitement and five people have died
