FIANZ calls for ‘hate speech’ laws again; is their Harmony Accord commitment real?
24 July 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFIANZ calls for ‘hate speech’ laws again; is their Harmony Accord commitment real?The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) once again is calling f...
Government must not neglect speech rights when addressing terrorism laws
24 July 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGovernment must not neglect speech rights when addressing terrorism lawsThe Government must not let terrorism law reform inadvertently silence legitimate speech. Incit...
Speech rights upheld in Xiao v Wong case after FSU's victory for Portia Mao
23 July 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESpeech rights upheld in Xiao v Wong case after FSU's victory for Portia MaoFollowing journalist Portia Mao’s recent victory after being silenced under the Harmful Digi...
Calls by Jewish Council for censorship will backfire
14 July 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calls by Jewish Council for censorship will backfire In response to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism in Universities that recently recommended ...
Almost 1/3 of public servants self-censor on misconduct
10 July 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAlmost 1/3 of public servants self-censor on misconductAlmost one in three (30%) public servants do not agree they are ‘safe to speak up about wrongdoing or inappropri...
FSU nominates InternetNZ board candidates and proposes constitution to defend online speech
08 July 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFSU nominates InternetNZ board candidates and proposes constitution to defend online speechFree Speech Union has nominated two candidates to the InternetNZ Council and...