# freedom-of-expression - Friday 6 April, 2018
The man argued that his conviction for the use of an image of Heinrich Himmler interfered with his right to freedom of expression.
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# freedom-of-expression - Thursday 15 June, 2017
The judgement was given by a chamber of seven judges.
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# freedom-of-expression - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
“It is not the task of the criminal law to censor offensive utterances.”
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 30 September, 2015
One foreign affairs columnist said, “At many media outlets it has created a fear of dealing with Muslim perceptions of taboos”.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 23 May, 2015
The trouble with trying to put limits on free speech and the freedom of conscience is that you inevitably wind up tying yourself in knots.
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 13 May, 2015
The businessman is seeking an injunction against the broadcast of an RTÉ news item.
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# freedom-of-expression - Friday 13 March, 2015
Paying your mother-in-law €20,000 must sting.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 10 January, 2015
It is up to moderate people to have an open debate about religion and society. Otherwise, extremists will have it for us.
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# freedom-of-expression - Friday 12 December, 2014
Some campaigners say the new law violates sexual freedom and is misogynistic.
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# freedom-of-expression - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
Turkish man Murat Vural had been given the sentence after pouring paint over statues of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
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# freedom-of-expression - Sunday 24 August, 2014
Worrying press arrests in Ferguson and the grisly murder of James Foley underlines it is in all of our interests to ensure journalists can report without fear.
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
A censorship order sought and secured by the Australian government sets a precedent for all common law countries – including Ireland.
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said that making an apology was an editorial decision and not one for them to decide upon.
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# freedom-of-expression - Thursday 3 April, 2014
The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 22 March, 2014
Many people loathed the Westboro Baptist Church’s message, but the USA rightfully protected their right to be seen and heard, writes Aaron McKenna.
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# freedom-of-expression - Thursday 6 February, 2014
The new law will allow the Turkish government to block access to websites and request users’ communications and traffic information from providers without a court order.
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# freedom-of-expression - Friday 24 January, 2014
The Irish media has failed to properly report on the local community’s resistance to Shell in Mayo. The reason? Journalism has fewer and fewer resources to filter the truth from the propaganda, Harry Browne writes.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 18 January, 2014
Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 12 January, 2013
There are troubling restrictions on our free expression in Ireland. We should follow the US and give it explicit protection – even if that means some vitriol.
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# freedom-of-expression - Friday 28 December, 2012
It will be the first time since 1964 that non-state media will be allowed to publish news in the country.
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# freedom-of-expression - Monday 3 December, 2012
A review the 24-year-old UN telecom regulations kicked off today amid insistence that plans to control internet freedoms are “unfounded”.
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# freedom-of-expression - Monday 20 August, 2012
Under the new rules, journalists will no longer have to submit their work to state censors before publication.
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# freedom-of-expression - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Alison Klayman, director of the new documentary about controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei tells TheJournal.ie that his future is still very uncertain.
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
# freedom-of-expression - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
The Spear depicting Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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# freedom-of-expression - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
The National Union of Journalists and Amnesty International Ireland joined together today to remember journalists who have been killed during the course of their work.
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# freedom-of-expression - Friday 4 March, 2011
The banning of some religious dress in European countries have drawn criticism by human rights groups – who say the laws discriminate against Muslims and impede an individual’s freedom of expression.
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# freedom-of-expression - Tuesday 18 January, 2011
The Daily Mirror wins its argument that being made to pay Naomi Campbell’s legal “success fees” is unlawful.
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