Paul's story flew under the radar, but it needs to be told
It’s no secret today that tertiary institutions, especially educational training colleges, have increasingly become a hot-bed of cancel culture, no-platforming, and militant ideological conformity.
Un...
Hate speech laws resurface for transgender community
Should Kiwis face jail time for ‘misgendering’ someone who is ‘non-binary’?
Should the law stop them from ‘outing’ someone who is ‘intersex’?
Should they be criminalised for ‘deadnaming’ someone who i...
By Jonathan Ayling
Free speech is a cornerstone of democratic societies. It is difficult to overstate its significance to the legal profession. Our justice system (like our democratic systems of repre...
Free Speech Union launches professional membership to defend free speech in law
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22 July 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Free Speech Union launches professional membership to defend free speech in law
The Free Speech Union has launched a professional membership espe...
It's nice to be home after traveling to Sydney this week for a series of meetings. We met with the other leaders of Free Speech Unions from Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa and launched...
Launch of a coalition across the English-speaking world to defend free speech
By Jonathan Ayling, New Zealand Free Speech Union, and Toby Young, UK Free Speech Union
The enemies of free speech hunt in packs, so its defenders must band together, too. This belief has long been at...