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Pete North, a British blogger from Yorkshire, was arrested at his home last Thursday for posting a controversial meme online that included the phrase “F–k Hamas.” North, 47, shared a …

Larry Bushart Jr., a 61-year-old former police officer from Tennessee, was arrested and charged with making threats of mass violence against a school after posting a controversial meme in a …

LONDON — Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on police to prioritize serious crime after comedian and writer Graham Linehan was arrested over gender-critical social media posts. Linehan, best …

Manchester, UK – September 1, 2025 — The family of Ahmed al-Doush, a British citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia for a tweet posted eight years ago, is pleading for urgent …

Aldin Hamdy, a 30-year-old TikTok comedian from Santa Fe, has filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico State Police and the state Department of Public Safety, alleging that the agencies …

HANOI, VIETNAM — A Vietnamese court sentenced independent journalist Truong Huy San (also known as Huy Duc) to 30 months in prison on Thursday for Facebook posts criticizing the government. …

SHURUGWI, Zimbabwe – Tinashe Chigiya, a 26-year-old man from Makandire Village in Chief Nhema’s area, has been remanded in custody after allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The alleged incident took …

Yves Engler, a Canadian author and activist known for his outspoken criticism of Israel, was arrested by Montreal police on Thursday following allegations of harassment from a pro-Israeli influencer, Dahlia …

President Trump’s media company filed a lawsuit against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday, alleging that he had unlawfully censored right-wing voices on social media. The timing …

Hong Kong has announced its first arrests under the controversial new security law, detaining six people for publishing social media posts that allegedly “incited hatred” against Beijing. Among those arrested …