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The White House condemned Mark Hamill as "one sick individual" after he posted an AI-generated image of Donald Trump in a shallow grave with an inappropriate caption, leading to his deletion of the post and an apology, while underscoring ongoing concerns about violent rhetoric and threats against the President. #PoliticalRhetoric #CelebrityNews #FreedomOfSpeech #US

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White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor's Trump grave post
The White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill "one sick individual" after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption "if only".
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Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira died shortly after being released from prison, allegedly from an overdose of prescription medication, raising suspicions among critics of the government who are calling for an independent investigation into his death. #Rwanda #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #RW #BE

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Aimable Karasira: Rwandan singer dies as he was being released from prison
Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS).
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Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira died from an apparent overdose on prescription medication shortly after being released from prison, raising suspicions among critics of the government who call for an independent investigation into his death given his history of political persecution and outspoken criticism of the ruling party. #Rwanda #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #RW #RW #RW #RW #RW #RW

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Aimable Karasira: Rwandan singer dies as he was being released from prison
Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS).

🚨 Freedom of speech has never been so threatened. This is not an impression. It is a deliberate accumulation. Overview: 🇫🇷 IN FRANCE 1️⃣ The Senate bill brought by Bruno Retailleau against Islamic separatism. Officially. In reality, (Original: 🚨 La liberté d'expression n'a jamais été aussi menacée. Ce n'est pas une impression. C'est une accumulation délibérée. Tour d'horizon : 🇫🇷 EN FRANCE 1️⃣ La proposition de loi du Sénat portée par Bruno Retailleau contre le séparatisme islamique. Officiellement. En réalité,) #FreedomOfSpeech #IslamicSeparatism #FrancePolitics #FR

This month in Causeur, I put on my accuser's robe against the odious visuals of public abuse. The latest example among a thousand: @franceinter today announces, with much advertising, a petition against Israel but keeps secret the decision of the police in the UK to create a... (Original: Ce mois-ci dans Causeur , j’enfile ma robe d’accusateur de l’odieux visuel de sévices publics . Dernier exemple entre mille : @franceinter annonce aujourd’hui à grand renfort de publicités une pétition contre Israël mais garde secrète la décision de la police de GB de créer une) #PublicAbuse #FreedomOfSpeech #MediaBias #FR #IL #GB

The New York Times @nytimes.com · New York City 🇺🇸 · 3d

The article discusses the retirement of Mr. Simes from the Center for the National Interest in 2022, his move to Moscow to host "The Great Game," and his controversial reputation as a presenter who challenges Russian narratives, while also detailing the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury's OFAC on Russian state-owned media as part of an effort to combat propaganda amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. #MediaEthics #FreedomOfSpeech #InternationalRelations #RU #US #UA #BY

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Case 1:24-cr-00404 Document 10-1 Filed 05/04/26 Page 16 of 46 Carnegie Corporation. In 2022, Mr. Simes retired from his position with the Center for the National Interest.
BBC @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧 · 3d

Maureen Lipman has called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in London, which has sparked controversy, leading the Campaign Against Antisemitism to condemn recent social media comments about her as "shameful," while highlighting growing concerns over antisemitism and violence against Jewish individuals in the UK. #JewishCommunity #Antisemitism #FreedomOfSpeech #GB

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
She also called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the recent social media post about Lipman was "shameful" and written by "Jew-baiting agitators".
BBC @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧 · 3d

Maureen Lipman has called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London, prompting backlash from the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which criticized recent social media attacks against her and highlighted growing antisemitism in the arts, amidst heightened security concerns for the Jewish community following a violent incident in Golders Green. #Antisemitism #JewishCommunity #FreedomOfSpeech #GB #IL

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
She also called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the recent social media post about Lipman was "shameful" and written by "Jew-baiting agitators".
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On November 26, 2025, a devastating fire at Hong Kong's Hong Fu Garden resulted in 168 deaths, prompting 24-year-old Chinese University student Kwan Jing-fung to distribute flyers calling for accountability and independent investigations, but his actions led to his arrest and subsequent expulsion from the university, highlighting the increasing suppression of student activism and the erosion of free expression under the National Security Law in Hong Kong. #HongKong #FreedomOfSpeech #StudentActivism #HK

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香港后国安法时代:当大学不再是"保护伞",夹缝中的学生还能做什么? - BBC News 中文
2025年11月26日,香港宏福苑发生大火, 致168人死亡,是香港逾半世纪以来最惨烈的火灾,但至今仍未有高级官员问责。 24岁的香港中文大学学生关靖丰不甘民间声音被压缩,在大火翌日到现场派发"四大诉求"传单。他要求成立独立调查委员会彻查真相、确保妥善安置、审视工程监管制度,以及全力问责。 关靖丰说,他想为宏福居民发声,同时想试一下,在国安时代下,"讲民生议题还可不可以?"他很快得到答案。28日,香港国安处以涉嫌煽动将他拘捕。 获准保释后,中文大学对其展开纪律聆讯,两个月后开除其学籍,社会一片譁然。 过去,香港大学生参与社会事务的历史深厚,当中中文大学以开放自由的风气、浓厚的人文精神受到称颂。但在后《国安法》时代,大学"保护伞"失效,学生参与校政或社运,越来越多面临政府和学校当局的双重夹击。 关靖丰被开除学籍,距离三月取得毕业证书仅剩一个月。他认为,校方的决定与自己被捕有直接关系。 根据关向BBC中文提供的电邮,中大纪律委员会因为其被捕而召开聆讯,仅因资料不足没有对他处分。但委员会改指关"态度粗鲁无礼",以及"极有可能"外泄聆讯消息,记过两次。连同过去累积,决定开除他。 消息传出后,有校友发起联署及公开信,要求校方撤回决定。有人对比过去中大校长的态度,比如前校长高锟。 1993年,时任校长高锟在中大开放日上发言,被学生冲上台抗议、抢走麦克风,但高锟认为学生"有表达意见的自由",并无处分学生。 冯家强是1999年中大联合书院学生会会长,在学期间积极参与社会事务,曾经被捕。他记得,当时校方对学生均持"关心态度",提供医疗或法律支援,"不是一开始就将你放到纪律委员会"。 2009年任中大新亚书院学生会社会干事的田方泽也表示,2007年保卫天星码头运动后,激起一众年青人关心社会。当年大学生无论就社政出声明、呼吁同学出席"六四"周年晚会,校方也完全不会干预。 一直到2019年反修例运动,中大成为校园"战场",及后港区国安法通过,"校长受到很大来自政府或者建制的压力"。 深处政治风眼的大学,与学生自治组织"割席"、"清洗"校园。2021年,中大校方指学生会新上任内阁"朔夜"言论涉违国安法,停止代其收会费、限制其使用校内场地。最终"朔夜"总辞,学生会解散。 同年12月,中大移走放置校园11年的"民主女神像"。 田方泽说,以前校方虽然未必同意学生参与社会事务,"但是它会由得你(随你去),而现在则是会阻止你。" BBC中文曾向中大查询,校方对学生参与公共事务的态度,以及有否为相关学生提供法律支援或指引。校方仅回覆:"学生作出任何违犯大学规则或条例的行为,一律按大学既定纪律程序处理。" 关靖丰在2020年入读政治与行政学系。他说,从来不期望学校会保护学生 -- -- 自被捕一刻,他已有被开除学籍的准备。 他不是第一次被中大处分。2022年1月大学面授课堂复常,校方要求学生递交疫苗证明。关靖丰觉得做法侵犯人身自由,不服从,因此无法选科,被迫停学一学期。 同年6月4日纪念"八九民运"周年,他在街道灯柱张贴"真嘢唔怕讲"贴纸。最后刑事损坏罪罪成,中大对他记过,再罚停学一学期。 四年的课程,关靖丰读了五年半。他记得这次被踢出校,有人批评他:"读不到书都不是什么好东西!"但关靖丰说,正是这段时间,他发现社会仍有许多发力的空间。 他参加在囚支援平台,见过很多年纪比自己小,却因社会运动入狱的人。他被困在很重的"幸存者内疚"(survivor guilt),"我会经常想⋯⋯为何不是我坐牢?"他尝试为内疚找出口,于是到街上贴贴纸。 被捕一度他的内疚得到释放。他在求情时说:"只要克服恐惧,没有东西是不能说的"。 关靖丰觉得,大学生比起其他人有"特权":有知识 、有能力工作,还有四年的空闲时间,所以更要为社会付出。他于是在校外开廦路径,试探空间。 大火当晚,关靖丰到现场帮忙分配物资,看见市民自发的力量。他想做第一人,给大家试试"讲诉求"还有多少可能性。 被捕后,很多人为他感到心疼,也有人说他在"送头(牺牲)"。关靖丰认同,但是觉得值得 -- -- 送头没有带来改变,"但是⋯⋯你也只能试试看呀。" 不过校园内,关靖丰明显感受到,这些年间学校及社会的巨变给学生带来无力感。他比喻大学就像森林起了雾。2021年后入学的人,学生会等什么都没有了,"看到的只有雾,只能够很细步地向前走。" 今年23岁的Kenny就是在雾里的人。他在2022年入读政治与行政学系,他说选择这科系,除了出于学术兴趣,也是令自己的思想"不要消退下去"。 他选择坚守校园这个阵地,试着寻找能做的事。"后国安法时代,很多事都是未知:有什么能讲、什么不能讲.
BBC @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧 · 4d

Maureen Lipman has called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London amid rising concerns for the Jewish community, following backlash to her statements and recent violent incidents targeting Jews, which have prompted officials to label such attacks a significant national security emergency. #JewishCommunity #Antisemitism #FreedomOfSpeech #GB #IL

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
She also called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the recent social media post about Lipman was "shameful" and written by "Jew-baiting agitators".
BBC @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧 · 4d

Maureen Lipman has called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London, which has sparked controversy, leading the Campaign Against Antisemitism to highlight rising discrimination against Jews in the arts and emphasize the support Lipman receives from the Jewish community amid growing concerns for their safety following recent violent incidents. #Antisemitism #JewishCommunity #FreedomOfSpeech #GB #IL

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
She also called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the recent social media post about Lipman was "shameful" and written by "Jew-baiting agitators".
BBC @bbc.com · London 🇬🇧 · 4d

Maureen Lipman has called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London, sparking criticism from the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which highlighted the normalization of discrimination against Jewish people in the arts, as concerns rise for London's Jewish community following recent violent incidents. #Antisemitism #FreedomOfSpeech #JewishCommunity #GB #IL

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
She also called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in central London. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said the recent social media post about Lipman was "shameful" and written by "Jew-baiting agitators".
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Police are investigating a pro-Palestinian group's social media post depicting Jewish actress Maureen Lipman in a derogatory manner as part of their campaign against her performance, which has sparked accusations of antisemitism and raised concerns for the Jewish community following recent violent incidents. #Antisemitism #FreedomOfSpeech #ArtsAndActivism

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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns
Police are investigating a pro-Palestinian group's social media post depicting Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns and a pitchfork.