Friday, 23 October 2020

Samuel Paty: an educator, a father and a
free speech martyr

Last week Samuel Paty was brutally murdered in a Parisian suburb for teaching his students about the basic human right of free speech. A right that is protected by both the French constitution and the European Human Rights Act. A right that we cherish and celebrate.

Read our CEO Ruth Smeeth's reaction to his murder here
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Tanzania: will Magufuli return to power in
free and fair elections?

The swearing in of John Magufuli in 2015, photo: Paul Kagame, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Tanzania's incumbent president John Magufuli looks certain to be returned to power in next week's elections – independent surveys say that 80 per cent of people on the mainland and 71 per cent in Zanzibar are going to vote for him. He has succeeded in clamping down on corruption and appears to have led the country to a miraculous escape from Covid. So why do people fear the election will be rigged? Read the full story here.

Coney Barrett's free speech stance still unclear as nomination goes to Senate

Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is likely to be confirmed next week but she did little to allay fears over her positions on key constitutional issues during her confirmation hearings for the seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Read our view on what we can glean about her stance on key free speech issues here.
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