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Turkey Expands Security Crackdown in Ankara Ahead of NATO Summit

The measures curb protests, restrict domestic media access, test NATO’s reliance on Turkish vetting of journalists.

UK Court of Appeal Upholds Proscription of Palestine Action

Senators Cruz and Wyden Introduce JAWBONE Act to Block Government Coercion of Platforms

Charlotte School District Settles Student Free‑Speech Suit for $95,000

JAWBONE Act Would Let People Sue Officials Over Government Pressure On Platforms

Hong Kong Proposes Power Letting Chief Executive Classify Crimes as National Security Offences

DOJ Aide Aakash Singh Tied to Collapsed Chicago Midway Blitz Prosecution

Home Office Bars Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur From Entering UK

Durbin and Duckworth Demand Chicago U.S. Attorney Resign After Broadview Six Revelations

Punjab Arrests 11 Social Media Activists Over Anti‑Army Posts

STF Overturns Court Order That Forced Rede Gazeta to Remove Posts

Chicago U.S. Attorney Faces Calls to Step Down After Broadview Six Case Collapses

STF Sets June 24 Trial to Decide Whether App Workers Are Employees

Judge Blocks West Point Policy That Curbed Civilian Professors’ Speech

Valencia Court Orders Oral Trial for Vox Councillor Over Alleged Hate Tweets

Turkish Court Orders Release of Deutsche Welle Reporter Pending Trial

West Bengal Issues Broad Ban on Officials Speaking to Media

Supreme Court Allows Sedition Trials and Appeals to Proceed With Accused's Consent

Munich Court Orders Conscientious Driver to Operate Bundeswehr‑Branded Tram

Vienna Court Gives Climate Activist Anja Windl Eight-Month Suspended Sentence