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November 19, 2022 Government Backdown On 'Hate Speech' Laws Major Win For Free Speech

Government Backdown On 'Hate Speech' Laws Major Win For Free Speech

19 November 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government Backdown On 'Hate Speech' Laws Major Win For Free Speech The Free Speech Union welcomes Minister of Justice Kiri Allan’s announcement that each of the...

November 18, 2022 Terrorist Charges For Terrorist Active And Content Only

Terrorist Charges For Terrorist Active And Content Only

18 November 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Terrorist Charges For Terrorist Active And Content Only Changes proposed under Clause 15 of the Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) Amendmen...

November 15, 2022 Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists

Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists

15 November 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists The Auckland Feminist Action’s plan to hold a counter-protest outside the ve...

October 30, 2022 Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws

Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws

30 October 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws Justice Minister Kiri Allan today guaranteed that she will have hate speech laws i...

October 21, 2022 'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a Problem

'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a Problem

'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a Problem Parliament: an ironic place where contradictions abound. At first glance stately and formal, but under the surface we know skulduggery abo...

October 5, 2022 The Road To Hell Is Paved With (Censorious) Good Intentions

The Road To Hell Is Paved With (Censorious) Good Intentions

Our Prime Minister has quickly become a polarizing figure on the international stage. Jacinda Ardern is either fawned over and adored or vilified and framed as the smiling face of authoritarianism. Co...