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Byline: Christopher Knaus The Coalition's planned crackdown on charities and not-for-profits threatens free speech, gives the regulator overly broad powers, and should be scrapped, a Liberal-chaired parliamentary committee has found. [...]

Byline: Richard Adams, Education editor Oxbridge student groups are to be exempt from the legal restrictions imposed by the government's new free speech legislation, leading to accusations of 'ridiculous' double [...]

Byline: Richard Adams Education editor A controversial bill forcing universities in England to promote free speech has been attacked by freedom of expression campaigners, who say the legislation is more [...]

Byline: Richard Adams and Rachel Hall The leading research universities in the UK have urged the government to be 'proportionate' in its planned legislation to promote free speech on campus, [...]

Byline: Philip Oltermann in Berlin Swis voters have given their backing in a referendum to extending anti-racism legislation to cover sexual orientation, defying critics who had claimed such a move [...]

Byline: Staff and agencies Singapore's parliament has passed legislation against 'fake news', a move that has been criticised by rights groups, journalists and tech firms over fears it could be [...]

Byline: Jim Waterson Media editorBritish police forces could find it easier to access journalists' private emails as a result of legislation making its way through parliament, according to freedom of [...]

Byline: Paul Karp Parliament must decide how to protect religious freedom if same-sex marriage is legalised, and cannot wait until the marriage equality postal survey is finished, the Liberal senator [...]

Byline: Gabrielle Chan Ethnic and legal groups including the Human Rights Commission, the Law Council of Australia and the Human Rights Law Centre have raised serious concerns over the Coalition's [...]

Byline: Mark Sweney The government has unveiled plans for a major review of libel law in an attempt to better protect freedom of speech and expression in the media and [...]

Byline: Mark Tran Iceland intends to become a bastion for global press freedom under a package of laws to defend freedom of speech, protect sources and fight libel tourism. With [...]