Mentions:
1: Lord Scriven (LD - Life peer) assaulted, tortured and falsely sentenced to three years in prison after she made a stand on social media - Speech Link
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) The UK’s sports bodies operate independently of government and, indeed, enshrine that political freedom - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) How are such laws impacting on freedom of religion or belief? - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) protesters and anyone speaking out against the Government, even if their comments were made on social media - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Proposals to strengthen the regulation of non-governmental organisations and broadcast media raise fears - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) It will enable the authorities to continue their clampdown on freedoms, including freedom of speech, - Speech Link
2: Sarah Champion (Lab - Rotherham) There is no doubt that article 23 will have a chilling effect on freedom and human rights in Hong Kong - Speech Link
3: Tobias Ellwood (Con - Bournemouth East) The independence of the judiciary has disappeared, along with freedom of speech and of the press. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord German (LD - Life peer) cruel, or degrading treatment; arbitrary arrest or incarcerations … substantial interference with the freedom - Speech Link
2: None Unprecedented internet shutdowns have signalled a campaign against media critical of the Government. - Speech Link
3: Lord Scriven (LD - Life peer) Rights Watch, the Home Office’s own country report and the US’s country report, and the reports of Freedom - Speech Link
4: None consideration of relevant case law, information from academia, reputable domestic and international media - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None lead to the radicalisation of individuals, deny people their full rights and opportunities, suppress freedom - Speech Link
2: None Freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, the rule of law, democracy and equal rights—these - Speech Link
3: None While the Government in no way intend to restrict freedom of expression, religion or belief, we cannot - Speech Link
4: Baroness Swinburne (Con - Life peer) Freedom of speech is a fundamental right that we will always protect in this country, but obviously there - Speech Link
5: Baroness Swinburne (Con - Life peer) The way in which it has come out in the media has caused some issues. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Carol Monaghan (SNP - Glasgow North West) Despite limited attention from international media, the situation on the ground in Armenia remains critical - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Human rights and freedom of religious belief march hand in hand; if one is taken away so is the other - Speech Link
3: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee West) A couple of years ago, he encouraged the Azerbaijani media to refer to Armenian settlements by Azerbaijani - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) raised the important issue of freedom of religion, and I entirely - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) right thing to do.If, for example, someone said of Hamas that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom - Speech Link
2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) It will be in Hansard; I hope that the media will pick it up; and I am sure that everyone in this Chamber - Speech Link
3: Henry Smith (Con - Crawley) All too often, videos are then shared on social media through channels such as WhatsApp. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) The BJP policy of Hindu nationalism is increasingly invading press freedom, political opposition and - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) But it is clear that it provides freedom of religion or belief protections and minority protections for - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) My Lords, further to the noble Baroness’s question on press freedom, I know this has been a focus of - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) This Government stand up for media freedom and the protection of media. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord McNally (LD - Life peer) In the United States there is no impartiality governance framework round the media. - Speech Link
2: Lord Inglewood (Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary) things, which is right and proper and must continue because, as Thomas Jefferson said, the price of freedom - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Boy, there has been a lot of water under the bridge in our media since then. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (LD - Life peer) Conservative Home Secretary, Ofcom’s CEO said that rules around impartiality“require us to prioritise freedom - Speech Link
5: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) decision, Ofcom is required by legislation to strike a balance between ensuring an appropriate level of freedom - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) Freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, the rule of law, democracy and equal rights—these - Speech Link
2: Kit Malthouse (Con - North West Hampshire) blacklist will have a chilling impact more widely on their place in society; from financial services to the media - Speech Link
3: Stewart Hosie (SNP - Dundee East) radicalised not simply by shadowy organisations on the dark web, but at least in part by the mainstream media - Speech Link
4: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) I am grateful to many media outlets for shining a light on extremism, from the BBC to The Times. - Speech Link