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The right to private life and data protection has been promoted at the expense of free speech by judges in Strasbourg and Luxembourg. (Photo: christoph_aigner)

Europe and free speech: A race to the bottom?

Since European politicians post-Charlie Hebdo stood arm in arm in the streets of Paris and pledged undying allegiance to the principle of free speech, much has come to pass concerning that very freedom.

Starting with a (few) positives, parliament in both Norway and Iceland has decided, as a mostly symbolic measure, to scrap each country’s respective blasphemy laws.

This is to affirm that freedom of expression must not surrender to religious feelings that in some instances cause e...

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The right to private life and data protection has been promoted at the expense of free speech by judges in Strasbourg and Luxembourg. (Photo: christoph_aigner)

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