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Free Speech:

American Civil Liberties Union - Free Speech

Links to issues such as censorship, campaign finance reform, commercial speech, and flag desecration.

http://www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeechMain.cfm

AskMen.com : Freedom of Speech in Sports

Article discusses pro baseball player John Rocker's inflammatory racist statements and his right to freedom of expression.

http://www.askmen.com/sports/fanatic/fanatic7.html

Atheism and Intraorganizational Free Speech (1996)

Michael Martin argues that atheistic organizations should generally allow their members to criticize them.

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/michael_martin/free_speech.html

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Charlton Heston and Political Correctness

Speech to the Harvard Law School Forum February 16, 1999 on the idea that political correctness is invading our freedom of thought and speech.

http://mizai.tripod.com/index.html

Free Expression Network

Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.

http://www.freeexpression.org/

Free Speech Movement Archives

Documents, photos, and essays on the events of the 1964 movement in Berkeley. With updates and reunions.

http://www.fsm-a.org/

The Freedom Forum Online

A nonpartisan, international foundation advocating free press and speech rights for all people. Holds conferences, educational activities, publishing, broadcasting, online services, fellowships, partnerships, research and other programs.

http://www.freedomforum.org/

Freedom of Expression - Freedom Magazine

Perhaps the most essential right is that of communication. Without the freedom to communicate, other rights deteriorate.

http://30th.freedommag.org/page29.htm

International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)

Network of free expression groups that monitors violations worldwide. Issues alerts, publishes a weekly newsletter and hosts a searchable alerts online archive.

http://www.ifex.org/

Low Power to the People

Small groups, nonprofits and individuals might get low power FM radio stations.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/07/lowpower.html

MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression (SAFE)

SAFE provides links on censorship search engine, arguments against campus political correctness as it affects free speech.

http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/home.html

New Age of Falsification ?

Nature photographers face a crisis of ethics as digital imaging makes photo fakery easier than ever. Overview in Atlantic Monthly of May, 1998.

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98may/photo.htm

Off The Hook June 2000

Twenty-six Hundred dot com pages on challenges to their free speech on hacking computers.

http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2000/0600.html

Suppression of Dissent

Fosters examination of issues including whistleblowing, free speech, systems of social control and action against suppression.

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/

There Is 'No Constitutional Protected Right' of Freedom of Speech

Argues that there is no constitutional right of freedom of speech or of press in America since a person could be defamed, sued or boycotted.

http://www.udarrell.com/constitutional_freedom_speech_press.html

U.S. Broadcasters Arrested

Reports that nine alternative media members were arrested during peaceful protests at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention in San Francisco.

http://sfbay.indymedia.org/news/2000/09/199.php

Whistleblowers Australia

The goal of Whistleblowers Australia (WBA) is to help promote a society in which it is possible to speak out without reprisal about corruption, dangers to the public and other vital social issues, and to help those who speak out in this way to help themselves.

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/contacts/au_wba/

Rice University Spin Control

A long Houston Press story about the administrative coup d'état that closed down 91.7 FM, KTRU Houston, a college radio station. (January 11, 2001)

http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2001-01-11/news/feature.html

Jobs go at Troubles murder team

The special police team set up to investigate murders during the troubles is to make 75 staff redundant.

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Pakistan dilemma

Relations with India strained in wake of the Mumbai attacks

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Live text - Uefa Cup

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Child protection review announced

The Scottish Government announces a wide-ranging review of guidance on child protection practices.

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Menezes family's inquest protest

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DNA dilemma

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news.bbc.co.uk

Smith accused of raid 'ignorance'

Jacqui Smith is attacked for not knowing a Tory MP was to be arrested, as her predecessor says she should have been told.

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A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

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Carmakers 'affect entire US economy'

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Controversial Lapland theme park closes down

The firm running a Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as "hell" and a "scam" close it down.

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No decision over Shields pardon

The High Court reserves judgement in the case of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields, who has started a pardon bid.

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Nigeria 'child witch killer' held

A self-proclaimed "bishop" who claimed to have killed 110 child 'witches' is arrested in Nigeria.

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Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

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Nasa delays its next Mars mission

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Roy Keane stands down as Sunderland manager after 27 months in charge at the Stadium of Light.

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DNA database 'breached rights'

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news.bbc.co.uk

Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

Shannon Matthews's mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are convicted of kidnapping the nine-year-old in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward.

news.bbc.co.uk

Nice smell...

But why else would anyone buy a new car these days?

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Canada halts parliament amid row

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