Freedom of Speech and Expression – War Watch

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Israel’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind
ByDavid M. Halbfinger January 5, 2026

After Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York scrapped two executive orders on antisemitism and boycotts, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued an aggressive response to what it saw as an aggressive act.

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Anti-Semitism | Aston Villa (Soccer Team) | Birmingham (England) | Demonstrations, Protests and Riots | Europe | Fans (Persons) | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Great Britain | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Palestinians | Race and Ethnicity | Soccer | Starmer, Keir

Starmer Objects as Police Bar Israeli Team’s Fans From U.K. Soccer Game
ByTariq Panja October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Confrontation has shadowed Israeli teams’ games in Europe since the start of the Gaza war. Local authorities sought to bar visiting fans at a game in central England next month.

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Ansari, Aziz | Burr, Bill | C K, Louis | Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Dillon, Tim (1985- ) | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khashoggi, Jamal | Okatsuka, Atsuko | Saudi Arabia

Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival
ByJason Zinoman October 9, 2025

Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.

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Ansari, Aziz | Burr, Bill | C K, Louis | Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Dillon, Tim (1985- ) | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khashoggi, Jamal | Okatsuka, Atsuko | Saudi Arabia

Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival
ByJason Zinoman October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.

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Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Human Rights Watch | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline
ByIsmaeel Naar and Erika Solomon October 2, 2025

American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

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Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Human Rights Watch | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline
ByIsmaeel Naar and Erika Solomon October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

Read More At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline
Classified Information and State Secrets | Cooper, Yvette (1969- ) | Demonstrations, Protests and Riots | Elbit Systems Ltd | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Great Britain | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Law and Legislation | Palestine Action | Palestinians | Terrorism

Secret Report Undercuts U.K. Condemnations of Pro-Palestinian Group
ByJane Bradley, Adam Goldman and Lizzie Dearden September 12, 2025

The British government banned Palestine Action under an antiterrorism law, but an intelligence document said most of its activity “would not be classified as terrorism.”

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Classified Information and State Secrets | Cooper, Yvette (1969- ) | Demonstrations, Protests and Riots | Elbit Systems Ltd | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Great Britain | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Law and Legislation | Palestine Action | Palestinians | Terrorism

Secret Report Undercuts U.K. Condemnations of Pro-Palestinian Group
ByJane Bradley, Adam Goldman and Lizzie Dearden September 12, 2025

The British government banned Palestine Action under an antiterrorism law, but an intelligence document said most of its activity “would not be classified as terrorism.”

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