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November 13, 2024 Free Speech Union endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill, but it raises questions

Free Speech Union endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill, but it raises questions

MEDIA RELEASE   13 November 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Free Speech Union endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill, but it raises questions   The Free Speech Union is pleased to...

November 10, 2024 Massive free speech victories, another successful tour, and lots of quality listening for your weekend

Massive free speech victories, another successful tour, and lots of quality listening for your weekend

What a week! There's a lot to celebrate: Two huge wins for free speech in NZ... ✅Police withdraw charges from Paul Burns. ✅Police backed down on policing 'hate speech' in response to pressure we put o...

November 9, 2024 Free Speech Union launches professional memberships for teachers to defend free speech in the classroom

Free Speech Union launches professional memberships for teachers to defend free speech in the classroom

MEDIA RELEASE   09 November 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Speech Union launches professional memberships for teachers to defend free speech in the classroom The Free Speech Union is proud to release...

November 5, 2024 Police back down on policing 'hate speech'

Police back down on policing 'hate speech'

Two months ago, we contacted you with the biggest issue we have dealt with yet. The NZ Police were wading into areas far, far beyond their remit, training their officers to 'recognise, record, and res...

November 5, 2024 Police back down on policing 'hate speech': a massive win for free speech

Police back down on policing 'hate speech': a massive win for free speech

MEDIA RELEASE05 November 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPolice back down on policing 'hate speech': a massive win for free speechAfter the Free Speech Union exposed the NZ Police’s extrajudicial training of...

November 4, 2024 A huge victory for free speech: My charge was withdrawn

A huge victory for free speech: My charge was withdrawn

You don't know me, but you might remember my story. My name is Paul Burns, and I'm not in prison... which is a way to say, I have excellent news to share with you today - thanks to the Free Speech Uni...