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U.S. Judge Halts Trump-Era Sanctions on U.N. Envoy Francesca Albanese

The court said the measures likely punished protected speech under the First Amendment.

Canada Denies Entry to British-Iraqi Activist Anas al-Tikriti

Hessen Files Bill in Bundesrat to Criminalize Public Denial of Israel’s Existence

Finnish MP Appeals Hate-Speech Conviction to the European Court of Human Rights

Ye Postpones Marseille Show as France Weighs Ban

London Police Arrest 523 at Trafalgar Square Sit-In Over Banned Palestine Action

France’s ‘Loi Yadan’ Faces Growing Backlash Before National Assembly Debate

Canada Revokes Travel Authorization for French MEP Rima Hassan Ahead of Montreal Events

Russia Labels 'Mr Nobody' Teacher a Foreign Agent After Court Bans Oscar-Winning Documentary

EU Suspends Visa-Free Travel for Georgian Diplomats Over Democratic Backsliding

Latvia Deports North Korea Scholar Andrei Lankov After Riga Detention

Independent Inquiry Blames Disinformation and Leadership Failures for 2022 Leicester Unrest

New Footage Shows Preacher Shoved as Met Officer’s Free-Speech Stand Near East London Mosque Goes Viral

UN Rights Expert Seeks to Join Challenge to NSW Protest Powers as Appeal Nears

Brittney Griner’s Sundance Documentary Premieres as She Criticizes ICE Crackdowns

Australia Cancels Influencer Sammy Yahood’s Visa Over ‘Spreading Hatred’

Berlin Conference Urges Academic Boycott of Israeli Universities

French Assembly Panel Backs Bill on 'Renewed' Antisemitism in 18–16 Vote

Covite Denounces Death Threat Sent From Account Linked to Basque Union LAB

Germany Rebukes U.S. Over HateAid Entry Bans as Reports Point to Wider Pressure Campaign