Examples of free speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kunzru and others gathered at the New York Public Library to read excerpts from Rushdie's work and discuss the importance of free speech, which Rushdie has spent his career defending. — Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022 The law was imposed by Beijing to bring order to the city following a wave of sometimes-violent pro-democracy protests the year before, but rights groups have said it has been used as a tool to squash free speech and close opposition media outlets. — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022 Over the last year or so, books were banned at least 2,500 times by more than 130 school districts across 30-plus states, according to an analysis published Monday by PEN America, a free speech and literary organization. — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022 The topical play by Paul Grellong, about free speech in academia and the rise of white nationalism, wasn’t seaworthy, but Cranston’s presence was all that was required to turn this misbegotten drama into a hit. — Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Eagle Forum Executive Director Becky Gerritson said the subpoena amounts to harassment and would require disclosure of information protected by the First Amendment and the rights of free speech, association, and to petition the government. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 And as the past couple of weeks have shown, there’s a delicate balance that cybersecurity providers can reach between free speech and censorship. — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Alexei Venediktov, a prominent liberal media figure, who spoke to Gorbachev by phone in July, said then that the former Soviet leader opposed the war and knew that Putin had left his reforms of free speech and openness in ashes. — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Women could work, girls could go to school, and free speech and freedom of religion were respected before the Taliban took over, Sales said. — Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

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