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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to strengthen freedom of expression worldwide by advancing the understanding of international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information.
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2024 — 2025 Impact Report - Global Freedom of Expression
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...
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📣🎈🎆 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression celebrates +10 years of defending free speech! Our new Impact Report highlights global legal milestones, expanded resources, and strengthened partnerships.
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#Türkiye blocked 1,264,506 websites.
Removed 5,740 news articles last year alone. (Data by @ifade.org.tr ) Still, Dr. Yaman Akdeniz keeps fighting—and winning—for #FoE.
More in our latest newsletter + interview ⬇️
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Removed 5,740 news articles last year alone. (Data by @ifade.org.tr ) Still, Dr. Yaman Akdeniz keeps fighting—and winning—for #FoE.
More in our latest newsletter + interview ⬇️
🔗 mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...
FoE in Türkiye | Yaman Akdeniz: “We Should Never Normalize Censorship”
X v. Union of India (Sahyog Portal), ECtHR on Russia, Türkiye
mailchi.mp
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Türkiye blocked 1,264,506 websites.
Removed 5,740 news articles last year alone. (Data by @ifade.org.tr ) Still, Dr. Yaman Akdeniz keeps fighting—and winning—for #FoE.
More in our latest newsletter + interview ⬇️
🔗 mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...
Removed 5,740 news articles last year alone. (Data by @ifade.org.tr ) Still, Dr. Yaman Akdeniz keeps fighting—and winning—for #FoE.
More in our latest newsletter + interview ⬇️
🔗 mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...
Digital rights expert Yaman Akdeniz talks about the latest in #Turkey & reminds us why censorship must never be normalized. Read the interview ⬇️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/portraits-of-foe-defenders-interview-with-yaman-akdeniz-we-should-never-normalize-censorship/
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Digital rights expert Yaman Akdeniz talks about the latest in #Turkey & reminds us why censorship must never be normalized. Read the interview ⬇️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/portraits-of-foe-defenders-interview-with-yaman-akdeniz-we-should-never-normalize-censorship/
🌈👏👏CGFoE Celebrates Historic Dominican Court Ruling Protecting #lgbti Rights and Advancing Equality. Case was brought by our Senior Legal&Policy Consultant Anderson Javiel Dirocie De León & Patricia M. Santana Nina, a constitutional law expert.
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globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2025...
CGFoE Celebrates Historic Dominican Court Ruling Protecting LGBTI Rights and Advancing Equality - Global Freedom of Expression
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
🌈👏👏CGFoE Celebrates Historic Dominican Court Ruling Protecting #lgbti Rights and Advancing Equality. Case was brought by our Senior Legal&Policy Consultant Anderson Javiel Dirocie De León & Patricia M. Santana Nina, a constitutional law expert.
globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2025...
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📢Disinformation, Media Under Siege | Amal Clooney Calls for Justice. Read all & more↘️
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November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📢Disinformation, Media Under Siege | Amal Clooney Calls for Justice. Read all & more↘️
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From endless delays in response time to ridiculously overbroad ██████ redactions, FOIA is plagued with problems.
Urge Congress to reform the law using our easy action center tool:
Urge Congress to reform the law using our easy action center tool:
Strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
Defending press freedom for the next generation
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November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
From endless delays in response time to ridiculously overbroad ██████ redactions, FOIA is plagued with problems.
Urge Congress to reform the law using our easy action center tool:
Urge Congress to reform the law using our easy action center tool:
A federal judge in Washington handed down an 18-month sentence to Timothy Martin, who, along with Joanna Smith, staged a climate protest at the DC gallery in spring 2023. This + more about climate action & latest decisions: mailchi.mp/columbia/cop...
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A federal judge in Washington handed down an 18-month sentence to Timothy Martin, who, along with Joanna Smith, staged a climate protest at the DC gallery in spring 2023. This + more about climate action & latest decisions: mailchi.mp/columbia/cop...
IPSO ruled that DailyMail violated accuracy obligations by publishing a misleading headline, while Brazil’s Supreme Court found that Google, Meta, Spotify & Brasil Paralelo contributed to disinformation by running coordinated campaigns against a proposed "Censorship Bill"- mailchi.mp/columbia/int...
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
IPSO ruled that DailyMail violated accuracy obligations by publishing a misleading headline, while Brazil’s Supreme Court found that Google, Meta, Spotify & Brasil Paralelo contributed to disinformation by running coordinated campaigns against a proposed "Censorship Bill"- mailchi.mp/columbia/int...
‼️Aryeh Neier on assault on #FoE and capitulation of US institutions.
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
‼️Aryeh Neier on assault on #FoE and capitulation of US institutions.
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
Mishi Choudhary on hypocrisy of Big Tech.
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Mishi Choudhary on hypocrisy of Big Tech.
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
For more, check our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hat...
🔥🔥🔥Another special session on #FoE at the University of Buenos Aires guided by Lautaro Furfaro, Hawley Johnson, and Anderson Dirocie exploring role & jurisprudence of key international human rights bodies in protecting and interpreting freedom of expression.
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🔥🔥🔥Another special session on #FoE at the University of Buenos Aires guided by Lautaro Furfaro, Hawley Johnson, and Anderson Dirocie exploring role & jurisprudence of key international human rights bodies in protecting and interpreting freedom of expression.
Interested in free speech in #Argentina & the region? Check our interview with Roberto Gargarella
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October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Interested in free speech in #Argentina & the region? Check our interview with Roberto Gargarella
mailchi.mp/columbia/rob...
mailchi.mp/columbia/rob...
Sont miss the important discussion: ipsp.org/global-socia...
Global Social Progress Week - IPSP
Organised by the International Panel on Social Progress, the first edition of the “Global Social Progress Week” is a global gathering dedicated to advancing collective intelligence for action. Over fi...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sont miss the important discussion: ipsp.org/global-socia...
Courts reaffirming key protections for free speech: Harvard v. HHS – Agencies broke the law by freezing $2B in research grants; Media Matters v. FTC – FTC likely retaliated against a nonprofit’s speech; RFERL E/RL v. Kari Lake – Judge ordered funds restored to the media mailchi.mp/columbia/the...
The Chilling Effect of Trump’s Arbitrary Reprisals
US cases: Harvard, RFE/RL, Media Matters for America, and more
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October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Courts reaffirming key protections for free speech: Harvard v. HHS – Agencies broke the law by freezing $2B in research grants; Media Matters v. FTC – FTC likely retaliated against a nonprofit’s speech; RFERL E/RL v. Kari Lake – Judge ordered funds restored to the media mailchi.mp/columbia/the...
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Why does the European Court of Human Rights treat some genocide denial cases differently from others? At her book launch with @cgfoe.bsky.social, @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social explains why this matters. 📚
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why does the European Court of Human Rights treat some genocide denial cases differently from others? At her book launch with @cgfoe.bsky.social, @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social explains why this matters. 📚
Sergey Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of Mediazona discusses the Kremlin’s political repressions and eradication of independent journalism, his criminal case, and Mediazona’s bare survival in exile. Read this interview & more in our latest #newsletter:
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October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Sergey Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of Mediazona discusses the Kremlin’s political repressions and eradication of independent journalism, his criminal case, and Mediazona’s bare survival in exile. Read this interview & more in our latest #newsletter:
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#India, court updates on FoE:
🗣️ Journalist’s posts not a national security issue
🎓Prof gets interim bail over military op post
🌐 Wikipedia takedown order struck down
📜 MP’s poem ruled protected artistic expression
🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=3591589a90
🗣️ Journalist’s posts not a national security issue
🎓Prof gets interim bail over military op post
🌐 Wikipedia takedown order struck down
📜 MP’s poem ruled protected artistic expression
🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=3591589a90
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#India, court updates on FoE:
🗣️ Journalist’s posts not a national security issue
🎓Prof gets interim bail over military op post
🌐 Wikipedia takedown order struck down
📜 MP’s poem ruled protected artistic expression
🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=3591589a90
🗣️ Journalist’s posts not a national security issue
🎓Prof gets interim bail over military op post
🌐 Wikipedia takedown order struck down
📜 MP’s poem ruled protected artistic expression
🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=3591589a90
What better way to discuss hate speech than in the esteemed company of world-renowned experts? Together with DWT, grateful to host the NYC launch of Natalie Alkiviadou's new book, alongside Mishi Choudhary, Aryeh Neier, and our director, Hawley Johnson.
@nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
@nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What better way to discuss hate speech than in the esteemed company of world-renowned experts? Together with DWT, grateful to host the NYC launch of Natalie Alkiviadou's new book, alongside Mishi Choudhary, Aryeh Neier, and our director, Hawley Johnson.
@nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
@nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
Please note the TIME CHANGE and see you tomorrow.
October 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Please note the TIME CHANGE and see you tomorrow.
🔥Media Under #Surveillance in Latin America
How does surveillance affect journalism, and what responses do human rights offer?
📷 Online seminar | SP/EN interpretation
📅October 2, 2025
Register: t.co/hXXq0ysgtG
How does surveillance affect journalism, and what responses do human rights offer?
📷 Online seminar | SP/EN interpretation
📅October 2, 2025
Register: t.co/hXXq0ysgtG
https://tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
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September 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🔥Media Under #Surveillance in Latin America
How does surveillance affect journalism, and what responses do human rights offer?
📷 Online seminar | SP/EN interpretation
📅October 2, 2025
Register: t.co/hXXq0ysgtG
How does surveillance affect journalism, and what responses do human rights offer?
📷 Online seminar | SP/EN interpretation
📅October 2, 2025
Register: t.co/hXXq0ysgtG
The Colombian president uses his X account to criticize publications that report against his government. Many of us considered that a threshold was reached when he referred to women journalists as“mafia dolls", says Emmanuel Vargas of El Veinte. Read this and more:
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September 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Colombian president uses his X account to criticize publications that report against his government. Many of us considered that a threshold was reached when he referred to women journalists as“mafia dolls", says Emmanuel Vargas of El Veinte. Read this and more:
mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...
mailchi.mp/columbia/foe...
#Ecuador: Ban on political advocacy for civil society, candidates & citizens struck down; sanction on magazine editorial ruled unconstitutional. Meta OB: #Peru– metaphorical post on president restored; #Japan– “drop dead” comment deemed figurative speech. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#Ecuador: Ban on political advocacy for civil society, candidates & citizens struck down; sanction on magazine editorial ruled unconstitutional. Meta OB: #Peru– metaphorical post on president restored; #Japan– “drop dead” comment deemed figurative speech. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...
📣 Journos, HRD, Academia
🔎 Webinar "Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America: Cases, Challenges, and Responses From a Human Rights Perspective"
🗓️ October 2
🕰️ 12:00 PM COT / 1:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CLT
💻 Zoom
🗣️ Interpretation Spanish ↔ English
🔗More info & registration: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🔎 Webinar "Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America: Cases, Challenges, and Responses From a Human Rights Perspective"
🗓️ October 2
🕰️ 12:00 PM COT / 1:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CLT
💻 Zoom
🗣️ Interpretation Spanish ↔ English
🔗More info & registration: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
Periodismo bajo vigilancia en América Latina / Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America - Global Freedom of Expression
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📣 Journos, HRD, Academia
🔎 Webinar "Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America: Cases, Challenges, and Responses From a Human Rights Perspective"
🗓️ October 2
🕰️ 12:00 PM COT / 1:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CLT
💻 Zoom
🗣️ Interpretation Spanish ↔ English
🔗More info & registration: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🔎 Webinar "Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America: Cases, Challenges, and Responses From a Human Rights Perspective"
🗓️ October 2
🕰️ 12:00 PM COT / 1:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CLT
💻 Zoom
🗣️ Interpretation Spanish ↔ English
🔗More info & registration: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🔎 Webinar "Periodismo bajo vigilancia en América Latina: Casos, desafíos y respuestas desde los derechos humanos"
🗓️ 2 octubre
🕰️12:00pm COT / 1:00pm ET / 2:00pm CLT
💻 Vía Zoom
🗣️Interpretación español ↔ inglés
🔗 Más información e inscripción aquí: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🗓️ 2 octubre
🕰️12:00pm COT / 1:00pm ET / 2:00pm CLT
💻 Vía Zoom
🗣️Interpretación español ↔ inglés
🔗 Más información e inscripción aquí: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
Periodismo bajo vigilancia en América Latina / Journalism Under Surveillance in Latin America - Global Freedom of Expression
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...
tinyurl.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🔎 Webinar "Periodismo bajo vigilancia en América Latina: Casos, desafíos y respuestas desde los derechos humanos"
🗓️ 2 octubre
🕰️12:00pm COT / 1:00pm ET / 2:00pm CLT
💻 Vía Zoom
🗣️Interpretación español ↔ inglés
🔗 Más información e inscripción aquí: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🗓️ 2 octubre
🕰️12:00pm COT / 1:00pm ET / 2:00pm CLT
💻 Vía Zoom
🗣️Interpretación español ↔ inglés
🔗 Más información e inscripción aquí: tinyurl.com/mtwuzs43
🎈Are laws on hate speech shifting in an era of political division, social media growth, and online platforms that can spark real-world violence? Join us in NYC, in person, on 10/06/2025 to discuss⏬with @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
NYC lawyers + scholars: Don’t miss @futurefreespeech.org's @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social on Oct 6 at DWTLaw discussing her new book on hate speech and @echr.coe.int with leading voices in law + human rights. Register to attend⬇️ globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/book-...
Book launch "Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights" - Global Freedom of Expression
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...
globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🎈Are laws on hate speech shifting in an era of political division, social media growth, and online platforms that can spark real-world violence? Join us in NYC, in person, on 10/06/2025 to discuss⏬with @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
📌Protections for the right to #FoE must be guaranteed both in the traditional sphere and in the digital world, said Daniela Salazar Marín, former Judge on the Constitutional Court of #Ecuador. This & more in our latest newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📌Protections for the right to #FoE must be guaranteed both in the traditional sphere and in the digital world, said Daniela Salazar Marín, former Judge on the Constitutional Court of #Ecuador. This & more in our latest newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c...