Mohammad Rasoulof, director of the recent There Is No Evil, who was recently incarcerated in Iran, has gained international attention from many filmmakers and institutions since his Iranian jail sentence. Institutions such as European Film […]
Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, and the Implications of LGBTQ+ Censorship
The producers of Rocketman, the upcoming biopic about Elton John, are under pressure to cut a 40 second shot of Elton John (Taron Egerton) with his lover and manager, John Reid (Richard Madden). A report from […]
Blasphemy Laws Must be Consigned to History
Ireland recently voted to remove the crime of blasphemy from its constitution. Only fifty years ago this country resembled a Catholic theocracy, it has now begun to remove the last vestiges of religious privilege from […]
Censoring Drill Music Will Not Solve Problems of Violence
Drill music is the latest genre of UK urban music to be blamed for inciting violence amongst young people. Music has often been the focus of those trying to explain the violence of people they […]
Brave Spaces’: the Solution to Free Speech?
Universities should provide special ‘brave spaces’ on Campus, where students and outside speakers are free to voice unpopular or controversial views. John Palfrey, a former professor and vice-dean at Harvard Law School, made the proposal […]
Campus Watch: Censorship irony as Lincoln Union bans society for highlighting poor free speech ranking
Lincoln’s student union has imposed a social media ban upon the University’s Conservative Society after the latter posted an image to Twitter highlighting the institution’s free speech ranking. The Union claimed that the image, which […]
Campus Watch: Ridiculed tabloid ban overturned in near unanimous student vote
City University’s controversial tabloid newspaper ban looks set to be overturned less than three months after it was implemented. As reported by The Gryphon, the University voted to ban selling The Sun, Daily Mail and […]
In light of POLIS Soc taking a stand on the U.S election, is it right for any university body to silence or take a position against extremist viewpoints?
Yes -Emma Healey University is a place where we should be challenged. We should have to think critically about our views, opinions, and actions, and sometimes this challenge will come from reading or listening to […]
Student media faces censorship from own Union
16.11.12 Students are set to vote in a referendum to decide whether student media should be allowed to report on certain political groups. The campus wide vote comes after an Extraordinary Better […]
Big Debate: Hashtag Democracy
With Nick Griffin and Neo-Nazi group Better Hannover being recent examples of controversy on the Twittersphere, Big Debate asks, should Tweets be censored? “NO” John Briggs The world is full of people with abhorrent views. Nick […]