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Canadian government set to remove religious exemptions from hate-speech laws
Lawmakers with the Liberal Party of Canada have reportedly struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois party to remove the... Read more
Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and an organization of Vatican-accredited journalists spoke out in support of a free... Read more
U.S. bishops back pregnancy centers in Supreme Court case as state demands donor lists
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is backing a coalition of New Jersey pregnancy centers asking the U.S. Supreme Court... Read more
Federal court awards pro-lifers $1 over unconstitutional abortion clinic rule
Pro-life activists in New York were awarded $1 this month after a court found that a county abortion clinic rule... Read more
Court says California school district must allow Christian club access to facilities
A federal court said a California school district must grant a Christian club equal access to school facilities, arguing denying... Read more
Woman convicted for silently holding sign outside UK abortion clinic
The case provides further evidence of an erosion of freedom of expression in the United Kingdom, which has recently become... Read more
U.S. State Department ‘monitoring’ UK government arrest of pro-life advocate
A bureau of the U.S. Department of State announced it is “monitoring” an arrest of a pro-life advocate in the... Read more
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Illinois abortion ‘buffer zone’ case
Coalition Life, a St. Louis pro-life group, had last summer petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the buffer... Read more
Vance draws attention to lack of religious freedom, free speech in Europe
“I come here today not just with an observation but with an offer,” Vice President JD Vance said in a... Read more
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in favor of pro-life advocate citing ‘free speech rights’
The court ruled last week that a lower court order prohibiting a pro-life advocate from approaching a Planned Parenthood employee... Read more
‘Hate speech’ charges dismissed for Finnish lawmaker who defended traditional marriage
Päivi Räsänen had been charged after publicly sharing her biblical, religious views on marriage as between one man and one... Read more
Finnish lawmaker on trial for ‘hate speech’ for defending traditional marriage
Päivi Räsänen is on trial this week for using Bible verses to express her support for traditional marriage. Read more
States and pro-life groups urge Supreme Court to end abortion ‘bubble’ zones
In all, 18 different amicus briefs were filed in support of pro-life free speech in a case involving Debra Vitagliano,... Read more
Catholic blogger remains detained in Belarus after criticizing regime
Already three years into his 15-year prison sentence for criticizing the country’s regime, Ihar Losik has not been heard from... Read more
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
A professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored... Read more
Study: Most American corporations receive failing grades in religious freedom, free speech
A report that reviewed the policies of 75 major American corporations found rampant disregard for religious freedom and free speech. Read more
Twitter ends speech restrictions on transgender issues
Twitter quietly updated its policy on “hateful conduct” to remove its bans on “deadnaming” and “misgendering” transgender people. Read more
Cornell rejects student group’s call for ‘trigger warnings’
The leaders of Cornell University have rejected a student resolution advocating that the university mandate “content warnings for traumatic content... Read more
Lawsuit: National Archives Museum staff wrongly harassed pro-life visitors
Pro-life advocates who visited the museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that museum staff told them to remove... Read more
Priest charged for praying for free speech in U.K. abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’
Police charged the Catholic priest with “intimidating service users” of the abortion clinic. Read more
