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Freedom Of Speech

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Human Rights: Freedom of speech, Afghan style »

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Few cases illustrate more starkly the huge amount of work required in the liberalisation of post-Taliban Afghanistan than that of Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh. As a journalism student at Balkh University, Mr Kambakhsh committed the heinous crime of downlo...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 | Read more »

Edinburgh human rights lawyer on contempt of court charges »

Aamer Anwar

One of Scotland’s top young lawyers has received widespread support as he faces a contempt of court hearing.Leading lawyers, politicians and writers have voiced their opposition to calls by Lord Carloway to charge defence lawyer Aamer Anwar with ...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Hamish Fergusson | Read more »

Anger as far-right invited to speak at Oxford University »

Students at Oxford University are poised to set up a campaign in opposition to Nick Griffin and David Irving speaking at the Oxford Union’s Freedom of Speech forum.Although the line-up for the forum has yet to be confirmed, the union has invited ...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

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