European Commission still fails to confirm it opposes plans for blasphemy laws against "Islamophobia"
The European Commission has still not made a full and unambiguous statement that it would work to block any attempts to stifle criticism of Islam via de facto blasphemy laws touted by Muslim lobby groups in Brussels
- 3 March 2015
University introduces "blasphemy law" for fear of Muslim violence
The Australian National University has banned the satirisation of Islam after a student newspaper published a Quranic passage as a "rape fantasy"
- 31 May 2013
Free speech isn't a threat to religion; it's a safeguard
Free speech and freedom of religion, properly understood, do not conflict; they reinforce each other
- 17 May 2013
99 convicted of blasphemy in Malta
Malta, which has widely respected freedom of speech laws, is still convicting people for "public blasphemy" crimes
- 23 April 2013
Atheists face increased discrimination around the world
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is being confronted with a detailed report highlighting the widespread discrimination and prejudice faced by atheists around the world
- 26 February 2013
The lunacy of international blasphemy laws
Whilst it is not wise to deliberately cause offence, some people quite simply need to develop thicker skins and grow up
- 26 November 2012
Baroness Ashton - steering EU towards blasphemy laws?
The right not to be offended has no place in a democracy. Nor do blasphemy laws
- 19 October 2012
Pakistani cleric accused of framing disabled Christian girl
The latest bizarre news story to come out of Pakistan proves that nothing short of a comprehensive cultural revolution is required before one can even begin to dream of a brighter future for Pakistan
- 3 September 2012
The European Court of Human Rights versus freedom of expression
The glaring discrepancy between the Court’s invention of new rights nowhere to be found in the ECHR and its hostility towards free speech underscores the urgent need for reform
- 21 February 2012
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