freedom of expression

noun phrase

: the right to express one's opinions freely

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It is meant to be a place of privacy and freedom of expression (and from constant tracking and surveillance), and there are many interesting resources there, like independent news outlets and free repositories of data. PC Magazine, 22 June 2025 Ordinary Iranians have been left without clean water, heating, job security or freedom of expression as Tehran has poured inordinate sums of money into assembling murderous proxies across the Middle East. Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 Experts, however, have raised concerns that the new policy will further erode already limited freedom of expression by forcing internet users to relinquish even more control to the state. John Liu, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 The bans, which come amid President Trump’s hyper-focus on drug trafficking in Mexico, have sparked debates here about freedom of expression and state censorship and have raised provocative questions: Do narcocorridos merely reflect reality in a nation gripped by powerful drug gangs? Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 Jazz musicians like Sidney Bechet found not just acceptance but celebration, while writers like Richard Wright and James Baldwin discovered a freedom of expression impossible in their homeland. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025 Amnesty International says those countries restrict rights, especially freedom of expression. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 June 2025 Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said in a press briefing Thursday that those who were jailed for national security offenses and freed from correctional facilities enjoy freedoms, including freedom of expression, like other residents. Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025 A number of acts including Massive Attack, Brian Eno, CMAT and more have backed the group in an open letter, calling for artistic freedom of expression. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 June 2025

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“Freedom of expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20expression. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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