Tag: freedom
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Financial Freedom And The Fight Against Censorship
[ad_1] The atmosphere at Bitcoin Amsterdam, organised by Bitcoin Magazine, starkly contrasted with the real guts and heart of the movement headlined by Edward Snowden and Stella Assange, both lives have been profoundly impacted by the struggle against censorship. This isn’t to diminish the buzzing hope and optimism of the conference with over 2,000 attendees,…
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The Silent Chains of Saudi Arabia: My Fight for My Daughter and Our Freedom
[ad_1] By Bethany Alhaidari In 2011, while working in Tunisia, my life completely changed. I witnessed the start of the Arab Spring and fall of Tunisia’s dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, due to a popular uprising against injustice. As an American citizen, it was the first time I truly understood how vital freedom, human rights,…
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‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to reconvene this week. What to know
[ad_1] The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa. The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a two and a half…
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Bids to stifle freedom of speech in UK uni’s hurt the ‘vulnerable’ | UK | News
[ad_1] Professor Arif Ahmed, director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), will give his first major speech at an event at King’s College London on Monday and set out his priorities for the role. His appointment by the Government earlier this year followed the Higher Education (Freedom of…
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Pamela Anderson raves about new natural, makeup-free look: ‘It’s freedom’
[ad_1] Pamela Anderson is done with makeup. For the last few months, the Ladysmith, B.C.-born Anderson — who for much of her career was best-known as a Hollywood bombshell and Playboy model — has ditched her makeup almost entirely, opting instead for a relaxed, fresh-faced look with her freckles on full display. Even at the…
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170+ Celebrities Sign Petition Defending the Freedom to Read
[ad_1] By MoveOn. Wednesday, October 4 2023 “A threat to one form of art is a threat to us all.” That’s what LeVar Burton, the former host of “Reading Rainbow” and executive producer of the 2023 documentary “The Right to Read,” believes, and it’s why he’s partnered with MoveOn to launch a campaign with creative…
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‘Sound of Freedom’ subject resigns, accused of unwanted sexual advances
[ad_1] The founder of the controversial Operation Underground Railroad, also known as OUR, has resigned. According to a Vice News investigation, Tim Ballard quietly stepped down from the group, which claims to fight child sex trafficking, weeks ago after multiple allegations (at least seven, but potentially more) from women saying he made unwanted sexual advances…
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A spellbinding vision of yearning for freedom – The China Project
[ad_1] ‘Love is a Gun’: A spellbinding vision of yearning for freedom – The China Project Skip to the content Close account dialog window [ad_2] Source link
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Economic Freedom and Virtue are Correlated
[ad_1] Co-blogger Scott Sumner wrote yesterday that the positive correlation between economic freedom and civic virtue was not something he expected. It is something I expected. And it has to do with how free markets lead to virtue. In a chapter titled “Market Virtues and Community” in my 2001 book, The Joy of Freedom: An…
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Announcing Speakers at the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York
[ad_1] On Sept. 28, some of the world’s top human rights advocates, innovators, and creatives will take the stage at New York City’s The Town Hall for the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York (OFF in NY). Join the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) for an afternoon of theater talks and performances by the world’s…