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“Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity and the mother of truth.”
– Liu Xaiobo, Chinese dissident
and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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“We are grownups. And we will decide.”
– Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian-born writer and muslim feminist,
on the Arab spring
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“Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds.”
– Elie Wiesel, Nobel Piece Prize Laureate, Writer, Holocaust survivor
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“Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.”
– Immanuel Kant
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“The genocide was brutal, criminal and disgusting and continued for 100 days under the eyes of the international community.”
– Roméo Dallaire, Force Commander of United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda, during the genocide in 1993
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“Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it is free.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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“Free societies... are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's existence.”
– Salman Rushdie
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“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

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Date: 24 Jan 2024

Tag: Freedom

Forbes: After King Abdullah’s Death, Western Leaders Sing False Praises

Jacob Mchangama has written an opinion piece in Forbes. For people living in dictatorships and hoping for Western support on the road to freedom, reactions to the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has been a rude awakening. It was to be expected that the passing of an important geo-political ally would be met with niceties and platitudes. But rather than courteous condolences, Western leaders have queued up to eu

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Date: 20 Jan 2024

Tag: Diversity, Free Expression, Freedom of Thought, Religion, Tolerance

Index guest post – European leaders have long compromised free expression

Only by reaffirming a genuine and principled defence of freedom of thought, expression and religion can Europe hope to create a society built on real tolerance and respect for diversity. CEO of Justitia, Jacob Mchangama has written a guest post for Index on Censorship – read the full article here

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Date: 14 Jan 2024

Tag: Charlie Hebdo

Compromising Freedoms Clouds Fight Against Terrorism

Article in The World Post - a partnership of the Huffington Post and the Berggruen Institute by Aaron Rhodes A day after at least 1.5 million came out to protest the murder of Charlie Hebdo journalists and support freedom of speech, the French Minister of the Interior announced criminal proceedings against Dieudonné, a comedian, for his “apology for terrorism.” After participating in the demonstrati

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