Politicians should be reminded not to misuse Police – The Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition calls on the Police and Human Rights Commission to remind politicians that they can’t misuse false…
free speech
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Ripples in History
Question: What is the difference between Free Trade and Fair Trade?
Answer, later.
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Paga Hill iconic human rights documentary banned from PNG festival
Joe Moses: “It is shameful that [the PNG] government continues to limit free speech and put such pressure on our country’s only annual arts and human rights event. How does this make us look to the world leaders who will be coming here for the APEC meeting in November?”
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“Free speech” – The Rules according to the Right
For the Right-wing, free speech is fine. It just depends on who’s doing the speaking.
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If crypto-fascists can be allowed into the country – a human rights legend like Chelsea Manning should be allowed to as well – this is what free speech looks like!
Chelsea Manning exposed war crimes, Molyneux and Southern peddle petty psudeo-science bigotry, for National to champion one and damn the other is hypocrisy of the worst kind!
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Rights groups condemn ‘cowardly censorship’ bid over Al Jazeera
“The attack on Al Jazeera is part of an assault on free speech to subvert the impact of old and new media in the Arab world. It should be condemned and resisted.” One of many global media responses.
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EXCLUSIVE: Dear Netsafe – you can censor The Daily Blog the day you take the keyboard from my cold dead hands
Netsafe demanded that I respond within 48 hours as to whether or not I would comply with their requests for censorship, so let me respond publicly to Netsafe.
You can censor The Daily Blog the day you take the keyboard from my cold dead hands. The content you have asked to be censored is not defamatory and allowing secret censorship of political blogs is the most dangerous and disturbing part of your powers.
This blog ain’t for turning
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Why we shouldn’t gag Brian Tamaki, Anwar Sahib or the slightly racist guy who looks like Santa
The desire to shut down people and demand they be silent is a pretty dangerous way to delegitimise a Democracy. When people feel they have no voice, they vote like they did in Brexit and with Trump.