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The UK is the censorship capital of the West
Free Speech

Paul Coleman

The UK is the censorship capital of the West

16th September 2025
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The world must condemn Brazil’s ban on X

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The shameful silence over Nigeria’s persecuted Christians

19th March 2024
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The inhumanity of Europe’s hate-speech laws

16th November 2023
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A global wave of censorship

6th April 2023
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21st December 2022
The persecution of Christians can no longer be ignored World

The persecution of Christians can no longer be ignored

10th June 2022
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The unstoppable march of state censorship

17th May 2021
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30th April 2021

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Europe: death by censorship

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The global persecution of Christians

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