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Free Speech Essential for Social Reform

Free Speech Essential for Social Reform

familyfirst.org.nz “Free-speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear” – George Orwell You can view and download the full Hate Speech fact sheet here. MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE by 6 August 2021 Necessary for Social Reforms Freedom of Speech has

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There Are Already Limits on Our Speech

There Are Already Limits on Our Speech

familyfirst.org.nz “Free-speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear” – George Orwell You can view and download the full Hate Speech fact sheet here. MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE by 6 August 2021 There are many things we are not free

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Hate Speech Laws: Let’s Get the Message Out

Jonathan Ayling Free Speech Union www.fsu.nz Time is running out – and the groups who want these anti-speech laws are mobilising support for the hate speech laws. I’m writing to ask for your help to get the message out and recruit like-minded New Zealanders who believe in free

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Faafoi Must Urgently Clarify Hormone Blocker Comments

Faafoi Must Urgently Clarify Hormone Blocker Comments

David Seymour ACT Leader Kris Faafoi needs to urgently clarify the comments he made on Newstalk ZB yesterday evening about parents being unable to deny their children hormone blockers. In an interview that can only be described as a train wreck, Faafoi said it’s not ok for parents to

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Hate Speech Law vs Free Speech: Part One

Hate Speech Law vs Free Speech: Part One

familyfirst.org.nz “Free-speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear” – George Orwell You can view and download the full Hate Speech fact sheet here. MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE by 6 August 2021 In a free and open society, distasteful opinions

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DC’s ‘Progressive’ Mayor Just Signed a Nanny State Law Specifically Targeting Black People
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DC’s ‘Progressive’ Mayor Just Signed a Nanny State Law Specifically Targeting Black People

Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Policy Correspondent at the Foundation for Economic Education. Washington, DC is experiencing a crime surge compared to pre-pandemic levels, and the city is still struggling with high unemployment after its crushing economic lockdowns. But, apparently, the municipal government thinks

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‘Hate Speech’ – What You Need to Know…

‘Hate Speech’ – What You Need to Know…

Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First With the government releasing for public consultation its plan for laws governing ‘hate speech’, it is vital that families and faith communities understand what is really at stake with these proposals. That’s why you need to read our FACT SHEET – hot off the

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Amber Heard: The Legal Plot Thickens

Amber Heard: The Legal Plot Thickens

We are told that we must “believe women” when it comes to claims of abuse. But why should we believe any accusation without question? This goes against all precepts of our legal system, not to say basic logic. In fact, as many high-profile cases have shown, wouldn’t we be

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Why has Kris Faafoi gone to ground? He was given an open invitation to discuss the proposed hate speech changes by Radio New Zealand but apparently doesn’t have 10 free minutes to talk with them. If he is proposing taking away New Zealander’s freedom of speech, he should

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Antisemitism and the Hate Speech Debate

Antisemitism and the Hate Speech Debate

The awkward conversation in the hate speech debate is the one about antisemitism. Similar to Brenton Tarrant’s activity on the dark web, antisemitism is usually invisible until it erupts into irrefutable antisemitic violence. “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that New York state authorities will be investigating the

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Official Secrets Act: Home Secretary’s Planned Reform Will Make Criminals Out of Journalists

Official Secrets Act: Home Secretary’s Planned Reform Will Make Criminals Out of Journalists

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is the author of three books, Disasters and the Media (Peter Lang, 2012; co-authored with Mervi Pantti and Simon Cottle), Journalists and the Public (Hampton Press, 2007) and Citizens or Consumers? (Open University Press, 2005; co-authored with Justin Lewis and Sanna Inthorn), and is

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Calling Out China for Cyberattacks Is Risky — but a Lawless Digital World Is Even Riskier
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Calling Out China for Cyberattacks Is Risky — but a Lawless Digital World Is Even Riskier

Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Today’s multi-country condemnation of cyber-attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies was a sign of increasing frustration at recent behaviour. But it also masks the real

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