Free speech is a basic human right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, this protection is not unlimited.

Supporters of free speech gather in September 2025 to protest the suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', across the street from the theater where the show is produced in Hollywood. Mario Tama/Getty ...

The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission reminds leaders of moral duty to promote peace and inclusivity amid ...

To professors such as Louise Williams, president of the AAUP faculty union at the four regional campuses of the Connecticut ...

Free speech is a bulwark of open societies, because it allows ideas and information to be shared, authority to be questioned, and abuses of power exposed. In "On Liberty" (1859), John Stuart Mill gave ...

"At what point did we become North Korea?" That was the question Nigel Farage posed when asked by a US congressional committee about limitations on freedom of speech in the UK. He was condemning the ...

Debate is raging across Europe over whether governments have overreached in restricting hate speech, but criticism from ...

It is one of the cornerstones of Indian democracy, granting every citizen the right to express opinions freely. However, this ...

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s parliament should ensure that a draft media law it is considering upholds the right to freedom of expression, 14 Lebanese and international rights organizations, including Human ...

In response to Senator Steve Stadelman’s recent column, “Threats to free speech should worry everyone,” I think it is important to note that freedom of speech is both a right and a responsibility.

Eight in ten South Africans still believe in human rights and the rule of law, yet fewer than half support democracy, ...