September
12
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Thanks to my colleague, Dilshaad Brey for this.
December
23
US Public Universities Overwhelmingly Violate Freedom Of Expression, Of Both Staff And Students
United States of America Freedom of Speech Universities and colleges Trackbacks (0)FIRE Report: Public Universities Overwhelmingly Violate First Amendment
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
Today the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has released its 2009 report on campus speech codes, revealing that American colleges and universities systematically violate students’ and faculty members’ right to freedom of expression.
Spotlight on Speech Codes 2009: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation’s Campuses reports on policies at 364 American colleges and universities. FIRE found that approximately 74 percent of schools surveyed maintain policies that clearly restrict speech that, outside the borders of campus, is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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FIRE’s report is the most comprehensive effort to date both to quantify the proportion of colleges and universities that restrict free speech and to assess the severity of those restrictions. The report surveyed publicly available policies at institutions ranked in the 100 “Best National Universities” and at the 50 “Best Liberal Arts Colleges,” as rated in the August 27, 2007, “America’s Best Colleges” issue of U.S. News & World Report, as well as at 207 major public universities. The research was conducted between September 2007 and September 2008.All of the policies cited in the report are available online in FIRE’s searchable speech code database, Spotlight: The Campus Freedom Resource. People interested in drawing attention to their institution’s policies can easily do so by adding FIRE’s Speech Codes Widget to their blog or website. Easy instructions for adding the widget can be found here.
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April
20
World Press Freedom Committee [Pdf]
The Press Freedom of Speech Freedom of Information Freedom of the Press Trackbacks (0)As concern about the safety of journalists around the world continues to grow, a number of international organizations remain dedicated to this particular issue. The World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC) is interested in this issue, along with monitoring press freedom issues at the United Nations and other related activities. The information on their site is divided into sections that include "Fundamentals", "Programs", "Publications", and "News". First-time visitors should stop by the "Fundamentals" area to learn more about the basic international documents related to various press freedoms around the world. Moving on, the "Programs" area contains detailed information on their "Fund Against Censorship" initiative and their work in the area of Internet press freedom. Most scholars and working journalists will want to spend a bit of time in their "Publications" area. Here they will find recent work on press freedoms in the world of new media and the 2007 report "It's a Crime: How Insult Laws Stifle Press Freedom". The site is rounded out by an RSS feed and a news media center with recent press releases. [KMG] Scout Report
April
02
How The Open Net Closed Its Doors By Clark Boyd. BBC News
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Information Censorship Internet Trackbacks (0)
A new book details the extent to which countries across the globe
are increasingly censoring online information they find strategically,
politically or culturally threatening.
Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering challenges the long-standing assumption that the internet is an unfettered space where citizens from around the world can freely communicate and mobilise. In fact, the book makes it clear that the scope, scale and sophistication of net censorship are growing.
March
30
ARTICLE 19
Africa Human Rights Burma/Myanmar Tibet Freedom of Speech Freedom of Information Trackbacks (0)ARTICLE 19 is a human rights organisation with a specific mandate and focus on the defence and promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide.
Africa: http://www.article19.org/work/regions/africa/index.html See also: Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.Burma: Campaign to Free Aung San Suu Kyi
Tibet: Tibet: Dialogue and Respect for Free Expression, the Legitimate Response