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September 4, 2021 “Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand was subjected to an horrific act of extreme violence, in the name of ideology. Yesterday, another terrorist attack was carried out, this time in Auckland. Bo...

September 1, 2021 Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s op-ed yesterday defending the government's proposed hate speech laws is thoroughly predictable after a month of terrible comms that failed to convin...

September 1, 2021 Free Speech Union Conversion Therapy Submission Explained

Free Speech Union Conversion Therapy Submission Explained

The introduction of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill (CPP Bill) to Parliament by Minister for Justice Kris Faafoi was a long-awaited win for many Kiwis in the Rainbow Community, and wider. Fo...

August 3, 2021 Free Speech Union Academic Advisory Council Statement on the Listener Letter

Free Speech Union Academic Advisory Council Statement on the Listener Letter

The Free Speech Union unequivocally supports the free expression of seven distinguished New Zealand academics who recently authored a letter to The Listener, titled, In Defence of Science as well as t...

July 30, 2021 Free Speech and the War over Sex and Gender

Free Speech and the War over Sex and Gender

For the first Speakeasy webinar, we sat down with Kathleen Stock, author and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex. Kathleen has been aggressively targeted by the outrage mob for her i...

July 15, 2021 Free Speech Update: Dictionary definition of "woman" = hate speech | Army defeated by essay | Speakeasy invite |

Free Speech Update: Dictionary definition of "woman" = hate speech | Army defeated by essay | Speakeasy invite |

Dear Supporter, This update is a little longer than usual – the team has been busy with both the 'hate speech' campaign and the new attacks by New Zealand's would-be censors. As you'll see below, even...