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December 2024

The arrest of journalist Cecilia Sala
A microcosm of Iran’s war on press freedom
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Landmark case for press freedom, as tribunal rules police unlawfully spied on journalists
In a landmark ruling, the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has found that the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police…
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Anti-terror probe launched into Oxford Union speaker who “expressed support” for Hamas
Counter-terror police are investigating reports that an Oxford Union speaker committed an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 by expressing support for…
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Iran and the political abuse of psychiatry
Sensing an opportunity to squeeze a few more Substack unsubscribes out of my existing stock of research materials, I’ve rewritten a recent piece on the…
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison
Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian musician who won worldwide recognition after being sentenced to death for the ‘crime’ of speaking out against the Islamic…
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November 2024

October 2024

Samuel Paty was killed on October 16th, 2020
Today is the fourth anniversary of the gruesome killing of Samuel Paty, the teacher who was stabbed and beheaded by an Islamist militant near the school…
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Why won’t Keir Starmer name Hamas as responsible for the October 7th massacre?
Hi everyone — not really a free speech issue, this one, but something I feel strongly about.
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In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online.
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