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Student investigated for saying women must have vaginas

A law student who said that women have vaginas and are not as physically strong as men is being investigated by her university.

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Queen’s Speech 2021: Free speech pendulum swings both ways

Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech to parliament confirmed that the government is yet to decide where it stands on freedom of speech

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Why are the police handcuffing street preachers?

British police are arresting and investigating people over entirely legal speech

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A Time for Hope for Free Speech? – by Lois McLatchie

A common-sense judgment from Manchester County Court brings a beam of hope to what has been a long winter chill on expression

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SNP’s contentious hate crime laws pass despite free speech fears

The SNP’s controversial hate crime laws were passed at Holyrood last night despite lingering concerns they will undermine freedom of expression.

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Student Testimonials

ADF UK asked students about their experience in university and how their right to freedom of speech was violated.

Read their stories here.

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Significant progress made in securing free speech on campus, but many hurdles remain

On Tuesday, the government took a significant step forwards for free speech. A new report from the Department for Education called for cancel-culture at universities to be stopped.

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Gavin Williamson hits out at campuses that ‘stifle freedom of speech’

Speakers, students who faced disciplinary action for their views, staff or event organisers would all be able to seek compensation under proposed legislation, should their right to freedom of speech be breached.

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Freedom of speech in UK ‘under threat’ say half of Britons in cancel culture poll

The impact of the rise of “cancel culture” is laid bare today by an exclusive poll that reveals half of Britons believe they are less free to say what they think than five years ago.

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Universities face fines as part of ‘twin assault’ on cancel culture

Gavin Williamson, the Education secretary, will announce this week that a ‘Free Speech Champion’ will be given powers to defend free speech and academic freedom on campuses.

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