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A public consultation has closed on changes to Scotland's hate crime laws, which opponents say could have a damaging effect on free speech. The NSS's involvement in campaigns to protect free speech is referenced.
A key counter to extremism is the freedom to challenge all forms of thinking and to put alternative ideas, says Charlotte Littlewood. NSS chief executive Stephen Evans is quoted.
James Kelly believes the Scottish Government has not learned from the mistakes of the Offensive Behaviour at Football act, which was repealed by MSPs in 2018.
Campaigners said the widely discredited practice – which seeks to change someone's sexuality or gender identity – is a "risk to public health" and should be made a criminal offence.
The UK's only centre dedicated to stamping out female genital mutilation is facing closure after the government pulled its funding, putting women at fresh risk of harm.
Satyajit Amin argues that the Indian diaspora needs to confront widespread casteism in their communities and renew efforts to pass anti-discrimination legislation.
Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained for more than two months without charge on accusations of blasphemy, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Dutch airline KLM discriminated against a woman by forcing her to move seats on a plane when an Orthodox Jewish man refused to sit next to her, a rights watchdog has ruled.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan joined huge crowds on Friday for the first prayers at Hagia Sophia in nine decades, sealing his ambition to restore Muslim worship at an ancient site long revered in both Christianity and Islam.
Stephen Evans argues that the current system of religious oaths and affirmations should be replaced by a universal secular declaration of the solemn duty to tell the truth.
Welsh government plans would see Religion, Values and Ethics taught in a more pluralistic way. But they fall short of ensuring every pupil gets genuinely balanced and critical RVE. Find out more and help improve the proposals.
New hate crime laws proposed for Scotland may seriously undermine free speech - including the freedom to criticise or satirise religion. Find out more and help us protect free speech in Scotland.
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