Tag: freedom of speech

Professor Objects to UC Schools Allowing Academic Departments to Issue Political Statements

Entire departments in the University of California system may be allowed to take political sides in what could be a massive policy change to neutral education institutions, but UC professor Ethan Miller is opposed to the idea. Miller, a professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, told NTD Television that the proposed change in…


US Trending Toward China’s Social Credit System, Enabled by Big Tech: Kara Frederick

Big tech companies are doing the bidding of the U.S. government in actions that mirror China’s social credit system, and Americans must recognize what’s happening and take action, according to Kara Frederick, a former Facebook intel analyst and a research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. Frederick recently authored a Heritage Foundation report titled, “Combating…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and in private text…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Privately Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when Plainwell High School student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and…


Germany Considers Shutting Down Telegram

A member of the Federal Cabinet of Germany has suggested that the government may ban Telegram, likely as a result of its popularity among people who have been protesting CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions. “We cannot rule this out,” said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in an interview with Die Wielt weekly. “A shutdown would be grave…


Defend Canada’s Freedom of Speech, Association, and Religion: Conservative MP

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says Canada is under attack by populists bent on silencing views contrary to theirs, and calls on Parliament to resist the pressure and defend the country’s freedom of speech, association, and religion protected in the Charter before it’s too late. “I have worked extensively on international human rights issues, but nowadays,…


UK University Investigated After Professor Forced to Quit by Transgender Activists

A British university is under investigation after a professor was harassed on campus by transgender activists and eventually forced to resign. The Office for Students, the UK’s independent higher education watchdog, has launched an investigation into the University of Sussex after the resignation of philosophy professor Kathleen Stock. Stock had been at odds with some…


In Free Speech Case, Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Quebec Comedian Who Mocked Disabled Singer

Canada’s top court has ruled that a comedian who joked about a teen singer who is disabled did not meet the criteria for discrimination under Quebec’s charter of human rights. Between September 2010 and March 2013, standup comedian Mike Ward, in his show “Mike Ward S’Exposé,” made fun of a number of prominent figures in…


Australian Police Officer Quits After Seeing Force Treat COVID-19 Protesters ‘Like Foreign Invaders’

A second member of the Victoria Police force has joined former Acting Senior Sergeant Krystle Mitchell in breaking rank over criticism of how directions from the state’s chief health officer are being enforced. In Australia, chief health officers have emergency powers under the Biosecurity Security Act 2015 to make and impose public health orders in attempts to…


Poland Summons UK Ambassador After Right-Wing Writer Refused Entry

WARSAW—Poland will summon the British ambassador to explain why a journalist accused of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and the justification of rape was refused entry to Britain, a deputy foreign minister said on Monday. Rafal Ziemkiewicz was detained at London’s Heathrow airport on Saturday after travelling to Britain with his wife and daughter, who is starting…