Egyptian Government Suing Author Alaa al-Aswany Part of Mission to Harass and Silence Writers
“Al-Aswany is being accused merely because of his criticism of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The government is blatantly pursuing a mission to harass writers and to censor voices reflecting the diversity and… More
DARE: Devin Nunes Sues Twitter and Three Users for Defamation
Representative Devin Nunes sues Twitter and three users for defamation. The case will unlikely succeed in court, given free-speech protections for parody. More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 15
Blogger Raif Badawi moved to 'final' Saudi prison, Thai court rejects petition to free critic, Egypt extends journalist's detention for second time. More
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Powerful thread on how educational censorship infringes on critical thinking about the past. https://twitter.com/JackieGardina/status/1619428644010733568
🧵 Students retain their #FirstAmendment rights in schools. In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District... the U.S. Supreme Court held that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
Author @haleshannon spoke about how books help teach children empathy at a #LetUtahRead event on January 25.
But this also happened. 🧵