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November 13, 2023 Cancellation of Sikh National Assembly by AUT on spurious grounds sets a poor precedent

Cancellation of Sikh National Assembly by AUT on spurious grounds sets a poor precedent


November 10, 2023 Free Speech and its Enemies by Lord Jonathan Sumption

Free Speech and its Enemies by Lord Jonathan Sumption

Keynote for the Free Speech Union's AGM and Conference. Christchurch Town Hall. 4 November 2023. Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights requires states to “guarantee to...

November 2, 2023 ACT Party must affirm its principles and oppose National Party’s gang patch  policy

ACT Party must affirm its principles and oppose National Party’s gang patch policy


November 1, 2023 Censorship doesn’t work: National's policy to ban patches is counterproductive

Censorship doesn’t work: National's policy to ban patches is counterproductive

MEDIA RELEASE  01 November 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Censorship doesn’t work: National's policy to ban patches is counterproductive National’s policy to ban gang patches in public will cau...

November 1, 2023 Policy to expand ban on gang patches and limit gang communication a  violation of free expression rights

Policy to expand ban on gang patches and limit gang communication a violation of free expression rights


October 31, 2023 Freedom of expression protects right to burn Israeli flag

Freedom of expression protects right to burn Israeli flag

MEDIA RELEASE   31 October 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Freedom of expression protects right to burn Israeli flag At recent protests in Auckland denouncing conflict in the Middle East, protestors ...