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Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ incident amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ arrest amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland will review “at least one” incident during anti-monarchy protests stemming from the death of the Queen, Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said. The force has come in for criticism since a number of people protesting against the ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:45

Greens call for answers from chief constable over Queen event arrests

The Scottish Greens have called on Scotland’s top police officer to provide answers over the arrest of people protesting against the monarchy during events to mark the death of the Queen. The late monarch died on September 8, prompting a ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:37

Freedom of speech to be prioritised over taking offence under draft guidelines

Police will prioritise freedom of speech over taking offence in non-crime hate incidents if new draft guidelines issued by the Home Secretary pass Parliament. Suella Braverman said the draft guidelines, which will go before Parliament ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

World

Doctor convicted over criticising Russia’s war in Ukraine jailed for five years

A doctor accused of criticising the war in Ukraine in front of a patient has been jailed for five and a half years after being convicted of spreading false information about the Russian military. Dr Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was ...

13 Nov 2024 at 07:48

Stop silencing university students and staff over abuse on campus, MP urges

Reforms are needed to stop thousands of students being silenced by universities from speaking about abuse they have faced, ministers have been warned. Labour MP Jess Phillips (Birmingham Yardley) insisted changes are ...

14 Jun 2022 at 04:50

New freedom-of-speech chief for universities says post ‘not political’

A new freedom-of-speech champion for UK universities has promised to be impartial and non-political as he takes up his new role. Professor Arif Ahmed, director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the ...

07 Sept 2023 at 18:19

Holyrood committee backs ‘necessary’ abortion buffer zones Bill at stage one

A proposed law to ban protests outside abortion clinics is “necessary” to ensure women are free of intimidation, a Holyrood committee has said. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has unanimously ...

22 Apr 2024 at 14:04

Powers to fine universities over ‘free speech’ breaches put on hold

A controversial new law that could see universities and student unions fined for failing to “secure” freedom of speech could be repealed under Labour, the Education Secretary has announced. Bridget ...

26 Jul 2024 at 16:36

Scotland

Yousaf: Police were victims in almost a quarter of hate crime reports

Police officers have been the victims of almost a quarter of reports under Scotland’s new hate crime law, the First Minister said. Humza Yousaf told of the “outrageous abuse” police face as he ...

18 Apr 2024 at 15:57

Angela Rayner has the right to call Tories ‘scum’, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg says

Defending freedom of speech includes protecting Angela Rayner’s right to call Tories “scum”, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said. At the Labour conference in 2021, the now Deputy Prime Minister ...

30 Sept 2024 at 12:19

‘Universities which promote free speech help society as a whole’

Universities which promote free speech and “tolerance for disagreement” are not only helping students but the whole of society, a freedom-of-speech chief has suggested. Professor ...

09 Oct 2023 at 15:28

‘Most students feel free to express opinions and beliefs on campus’

Most students in England believe their universities and colleges are places of free speech, the results of annual research show. Almost 86% of those who completed the National ...

10 Aug 2023 at 18:55

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