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Chinese officials force censorship of Thai gallery鈥檚 art exhibit about authoritarianism (proving the exhibit鈥檚 point)
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China censors Thai art show on authoritarianism, Hong Kong cites U.S. crackdowns to justify jailing Jimmy Lai, and T-shirts get people in trouble in Venezuela and Morocco

Turkish police arrested magazine staff over Muhammad cartoon, but it doesn鈥檛 actually depict the prophet
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Arrests over a Muhammad cartoon in Turkey, Glastonbury backlash, and online speech crackdowns from Russia to Brazil.

In Quran burning conviction, UK judge uses violence against defendant as evidence of his guilt
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UK judge cites violence against Quran-burning protester as proof of his guilt, Brazil sentences comedian to over eight years for telling jokes, and France targets porn.

Belfast hip-hop group Kneecap at the center of international firestorm
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Kneecap sparks global outrage, India's censorship surges, and blasphemy laws face fresh challenges in a tense month for free expression.

鈥業 hate freedom of opinion鈥 meme leads to sentencing in German court
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A meme lands a German editor in court, a U.S. academic faces trial in Thailand, and censorship crackdowns rage from Nigeria to Hong Kong.

Is it 鈥榟ate speech鈥 to say Jesus needs a haircut?
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TikToker sentenced for joke about Jesus' hair, Iran uses facial recognition to silence women, and 2024 was the worst-ever for internet shutdowns

Quran burner assassinated in Sweden 鈥 and another arrested in the UK
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Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, known for his well-publicized and controversial public Quran burnings, was assassinated in Sweden.

China鈥檚 censorship goes global 鈥 from secret police stations to video games
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2025 is off to a repressive start, from secret police stations in New York to persecution in Russia, Kenya, and more.

Australia blocks social media for teens while UK mulls blasphemy ban
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South Korea rejects a short-lived martial law decree, 鈥榃icked鈥 does not defy local censorship laws, 鈥楩amily Guy鈥 can鈥檛 fly, and Australian breakdancer Raygun threatens legal action over a musical.

From the UK to Germany to Singapore: Police are watching what you post
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Police detained a pro-Palestinian activist in London under the UK鈥檚 Terrorism Act for, as the arresting officer put it, 鈥渕aking a hate speech.鈥
