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June 15, 2022 Appointment Of New Chief Censor Opportunity To Strengthen Respect For Free Speech In New Zealand

Appointment Of New Chief Censor Opportunity To Strengthen Respect For Free Speech In New Zealand

15 June 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Appointment Of New Chief Censor Opportunity To Strengthen Respect For Free Speech In New Zealand The Free Speech Union looks forward to working with newly appointed ...

May 17, 2022 Wellington City Council Must Not Exclude Pro-Palestinian Political Speech

Wellington City Council Must Not Exclude Pro-Palestinian Political Speech

17 May 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wellington City Council Must Not Exclude Pro-Palestinian Political Speech The reported actions of Wellington’s Mayor blocking the lighting up of the Michael Fowler Ce...

April 8, 2022 Research Reveals High Proportion Of Kiwi Academics Feel Unfree To Exercise Academic Freedom

Research Reveals High Proportion Of Kiwi Academics Feel Unfree To Exercise Academic Freedom

8 April 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Free Speech Union has released the results of the first Annual Survey on Academic Freedom, which paints a stark picture of the state of academic freedom in New Zea...

March 21, 2022 Chief Censor Must Not Bow To Political Activism

Chief Censor Must Not Bow To Political Activism

21 March 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Free Speech Union is concerned that the Chief Censor has delayed the screening of The Kashmir Files in New Zealand and may prevent it from screening at all in o...

February 18, 2022 Petition Launched By Free Speech Union Calling On Parliament To Remove Mallard As Speaker

Petition Launched By Free Speech Union Calling On Parliament To Remove Mallard As Speaker

18 February 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petition Launched By Free Speech Union Calling On Parliament To Remove Mallard As Speaker The Free Speech Union has launched a petition calling on Parliament to ...

February 10, 2022 Kiwis' Protest Rights Must Be Guaranteed By Free Speech

Kiwis' Protest Rights Must Be Guaranteed By Free Speech

10 February 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kiwis' Protest Rights Must Be Guaranteed By Free Speech Disturbing images from Parliament, where protestors are being arrested, strike a frightening tone for Kiw...