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As pro-democracy activist is forced to end hunger strike, COP27 supporters say climate solutions are only possible with human rights
In Egypt, protest zones were set up far away from the venue but were largely rejected by activists.
Fossil fuel industry wants free speech for corporations but not citizens
As oil companies push to criminalize dissent, they’re also making the case that climate denialism is protected speech, not fraudulent advertising.
How Exxon is using an unusual law to intimidate critics over its climate denial
America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
theintercept.com
Iowa passes third ag-gag bill targeting animal rights activists
The bill would create a new crime called “food operation trespass,” in yet another attempt to penalize activists for uncovering conditions at factory farms.
www.motherjones.com
South Dakota is dropping its draconian "riot boosting" law targeting pipeline protests
A legal challenge from the ACLU and Indigenous groups has prevailed.
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nationalpost.com
Politicians say elections law restricting partisan ads is ‘absurd,’ ‘lunacy’
The man whose position on climate change is at the centre of a controversy over partisan campaign rhetoric weighed in Monday, saying Elections Canada is stifling free speech if environmental groups can't produce ads that describe global warming as a real crisis borne of human behaviour.
www.npr.org
Scott Simon: Calling the press the enemy of the people is a menacing move
This week President Trump continued his campaign to delegitimize the news media, using a particularly ignominious phrase.
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