The return of blasphemy in Ireland
The Irish parliament is currently debating a new bill on 'hate offences' which would severely limit free speech.
Blasphemy and bishops: how secularists are navigating the culture wars
Review of two recent events: Blasphemy Law by the Back Door (Free Speech Union); and Future of Church and State (National Secular Society).
Breaking the silence: Pakistani ex-Muslims find a voice on social media
How ex-Muslims in Pakistan are turning to social media to explore their views and meet like-minded people – and what they risk in doing so.
The perils of dropping a book
On the Wakefield Koran-scuffing case, and why de facto blasphemy laws must continue to be resisted.
Puffin v. Dahl
'Sensitivity readers are a modern version of a centuries-old problem... Literature has had a long and bloody relationship with the written word.'