The Free Speech Union

"We live in a country where you can hold up a sign saying that Jews control politics but be arrested for holding a sign saying that Hamas is a terrorist organisation." Outrage as two men are arrested for protesting condemning Hamas terror. Click the link below for the full story! https://lnkd.in/e-bdntzq

“It is easier to record a crime and not get criticised for non-recording”. A report into activism in the police force critiques counterproductive virtue signalling and a risk-averse culture that contributes to the unnecessary recording of hate crimes. Click the link below for the full story! https://lnkd.in/eaR-94Es

The Labour Government is attempting to smother the Freedom of Speech Act — a vital piece of legislation designed to tackle the free speech crisis at UK universities. If you can, please donate and help us fight this wanton act of vandalism in the courts. https://lnkd.in/e46vNnfn

Join us at the historic Crumlin Road Gaol on Friday 20th September for the FSU’s second Northern Ireland Speakeasy and the launch of its Northern Ireland Advisory Council. In-person tickets are available using the link below! https://lnkd.in/eYrF77a4 We will be discussing how we can help our Northern Irish members defend their right to freedom of expression in light of an impending hate crime bill in the Northern Irish parliament. Our panel for the evening includes Toby Young, Baroness Kate Hoey, the Director of the Women’s Rights Network Heather Binning, solicitor advocate Simon Chambers and the journalist, historian and crime novelist Ruth Dudley Edwards.

"The EU’s narrative about curbing hate speech is essentially a hate campaign aimed at the peoples of Europe." After the arrest of Pavel Durov and the introduction of the Digital Services Act, is the EU becoming a digital dictatorship? Click the link below for the full story! https://lnkd.in/ecFDYEj6

ACADEMIC FREEDOM UNDER THREAT AT CAMBRIDGE! Early career Research Fellow Dr Nathan Cofnas has had his affiliation with Emmanuel College terminated over a controversial blog post he wrote about race and IQ. https://lnkd.in/eVZzS6cd Dr Cofnas is challenging this expulsion, which creates a precedent that academics in the UK are not allowed to critically examine matters concerning race. Now he needs your help. Click the link, join the fight — help Dr Cofnas challenge his dismissal and establish vital new legal principles in English law on the right to academic freedom under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Thank you for your support. You don't have to agree with what Dr Cofnas wrote to see that the fact he has suffered a detriment for expressing his views violates fundamental principles of academic freedom.

FSU member Dr Almut Gadow was sacked from the Open University after daring to question requirements to embed gender ideology within the curriculum. Help Almut fight back — pledge your support for her potentially groundbreaking legal case! https://lnkd.in/efUb2bmW

FSU member and former law lecturer Dr Almut Gadow was SACKED from the Open University (OU) for the 'crime' of questioning requirements to embed gender ideology within the institution's curriculum. At the FSU we've seen some pretty appalling examples of people getting into trouble for questioning attempts to erase the category of biological sex from public life, but this is one of the most egregious instances we've come across. WATCH this video to find out more. With our assistance, Dr Almut Gadow is fighting back — but urgently needs your support to continue her potentially groundbreaking legal case against her ex-employer, claiming harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal. If you can, please show your support below. https://lnkd.in/efUb2bmW And if you're wondering why Dr Gadow's case is costing so much, it's because the Open University is calling 17 witnesses, which will stretch the hearing to nearly a month. We believe it is unnecessary for them to call that many witnesses. In fact, we believe it is a tactic to force Dr Gadow into giving up her case because of the financial implications of such a long trial. (The institution attempted a similar tactic during a recent Employment Tribunal case successfully brought against it by another gender critical former academic staff member, Professor Jo Phoenix). Let's not allow the Open University to wriggle out of this, the latest — and arguably the most important — gender critical Employment Tribunal case brought against it by an ex-employee who dared to express their perfectly lawful beliefs in the workplace.

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“Labour simply cares more about appeasing woke ideologues than delivering on women’s safety.” Annelise Dodds has confirmed that Labour will not close the biological sex ‘loophole’ in the Equality Act. Click the link below for the full story! https://lnkd.in/eZCRRp9n