UK play rouses free speech alarm
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Long before the curtain was raised in Birmingham on a play called âBehzti,â it was known that several elements of the production could cause offense to some members of the audience.
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"This is yet another example of the 'Alice in Wonderland' world of human rights. If you break British law for long enough, you acquire rights, not penalties."  BELFAST, Northern Ireland. Perhaps there will not always be an England. An exodus unprecedented in modern times, coupled with a record influx of foreigners, threatens to erode the character of the land of ... via Washington Times
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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Britain had never before seen a public outcry like the one on February 15 2003. So why, asks John Harris, haven't we seen one again since?
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A group of Christian protesters in Scotland has called on police to prosecute a theater company for blasphemy because it is putting on a play about a gay Jesus.
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Kick It Out, British footballâs anti-racism organisation, has drawn a direct link between Luis Aragonesâ comments about Thierry Henry and the racist chanting which marred Englandâs under-21 match against Spain last night.
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A play which led to violent protests among the UK Sikh community has its run cancelled by a city's theatre.
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A negative sensibility in London is generating a crackling positive charge in drama.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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A wrenching musical play about North  Korea's prison camps drew a standing ovation from a  high-powered Washington audience -- a reaction activists said  hoped would focus attention on human rights even as the world  grapples with Pyongyang's threat of a nuclear test.
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Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for &quot;obvious&quot; public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: &quot;Don&#39;t Commit Crime.&quot;
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Comment is free: Shami Chakrabarti: British moral authority is hurt by failure to practise what is preached to the world on human rights
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Jerry Springer - The Opera is to embark on a UK tour after a controversial BBC broadcast.
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Organisers of London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid were yesterday swift to condemn the racist chanting in the BernabÃ©u Stadium, where an advert promoting Madrid&#39;s bid appeared regularly during England&#39;s friendly against Spain.
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Christian protesters set fire to their  television licenses outside the BBC's London offices on Friday  as outrage spread over the public broadcaster's plans to air a  profanity-laden musical.
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Columbia University is back into the debate over free speech on campus after protesters shut down a speech by the head of a fiercely anti-immigration group.
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Americaâs freedom of speech is under attack. Mickey Mouse and Private Ryan had better watch out, says Ros Davidson in Los Angeles.