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A meme lands a German editor in court, a U.S. academic faces trial in Thailand, and censorship crackdowns rage from Nigeria to Hong Kong.

TikToker sentenced for joke about Jesus' hair, Iran uses facial recognition to silence women, and 2024 was the worst-ever for internet shutdowns

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, known for his well-publicized and controversial public Quran burnings, was assassinated in Sweden.

2025 is off to a repressive start, from secret police stations in New York to persecution in Russia, Kenya, and more.

South Korea rejects a short-lived martial law decree, ‘Wicked’ does not defy local censorship laws, ‘Family Guy’ can’t fly, and Australian breakdancer Raygun threatens legal action over a musical.

Police detained a pro-Palestinian activist in London under the UK’s Terrorism Act for, as the arresting officer put it, “making a hate speech.”

Authoritarian regimes around the world are cracking down on critics while Europe, Australia promise more tech regulations.

Plenty of free speech news out of Europe, the sedition crackdown in Hong Kong, efforts to control discussion of foreign governments in Canada and the U.S.

The Free Speech Dispatch is a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world.

Censorship at the Olympics, press freedom wins and losses in Russia and Hong Kong, and more in this packed latest edition of the Free Speech Dispatch.