🚨 BREAKING: Justice delayed AGAIN in Nigeria. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Sufi musician, has spent 6+ years in prison facing a potential death penalty for writing "blasphemous" song lyrics. After years of waiting for justice, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has now indefinitely delayed a hearing for his case. This is an egregious violation of Yahaya's freedom of religion and expression. No one should face prison or a death penalty for peacefully expressing their beliefs. It is time for Nigeria to release Yahaya. 👇 Read more below

🚨BREAKING🚨 75-year-old Rose Docherty has been arrested AGAIN for holding a sign reading "coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want" within a Scottish "buffer zone" Rose was kept in a cell for two hours, and refused a chair, despite having a double hip replacement.

BREAKING: We have urgently petitioned the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, which has authority over Brazil under the American Convention. The censorship from the Supreme Federal Court and Superior Electoral Court violate intl law. NOW is the time to intervene.

🚨BREAKING: West Midlands Police have AGAIN targeted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. Changing tact from going after her prayers, they now claim her “mere presence” is “harassment”. Nobody should be banned from a public area just because of their beliefs. THIS is two-tier policing.

‼️🚨BREAKING: VP Vance just called out the UK authorities for prosecuting Adam Smith-Connor! Adam was convicted in October for simply praying in his head near an abortion facility. We’re proud to be have supported Adam’s legal defence, and will be appealing the ruling in July.

🚨Today, the EU takes a significant step toward strengthening online censorship, transforming the "Code of Conduct on Disinformation" into a mandatory part of the Digital Services Act. The DSA threatens free speech across the world and must be repealed.

The Brazilian censorship crisis is serious and escalating. Without free speech there can be no freedom.

"Losing a state championship is hard, but losing because the race isn't fair is gut-wrenching." Chelsea was the fastest girl in Connecticut. But this week, she told the UN that she lost out on awards & opportunities to male athletes who were allowed to compete in her races. 👇

🚨 Brazil is facing a censorship crisis. Authorities are silencing online voices, punishing platforms, and even prosecuting citizens for peaceful speech. 🧵What we’ve seen so far:

🇧🇷 Time and again in Brazil, we have seen the silencing of political voices, citizens, journalists, or anyone who offers different viewpoints from those in power. We must continue to push back against this censorship. All Brazilians deserve the right to speak freely.

STATEMENT: Response to Brazilian Supreme Court Censorship Ruling ADF International laments the Supreme Federal Tribunal of Brazil's decision to escalate censorship in the country. The same court that has, in the past five years, engaged in a systematic campaign of censorship against its own critics, journalists, media outlets, and conservative politicians has unsurprisingly gone one step further. By declaring the partial unconstitutionality of Article 19 of the Civil Regulatory Framework of the Internet, the court is forcing social media and other internet providers to censor their users. This will hinder the free exchange of ideas and political discourse, and create ambiguous offences in violation of the right to free speech.

Every Brazilian has the fundamental human right to free speech. We stand with the people of Brazil against censorship. Now is the time for the international community to hold Brazil accountable to its human rights obligations. @marcelvanhattem

Voices across the globe standing up for free speech in Ireland 🇮🇪⚠️ The proposed “hate speech" law could be one of the worst violations of free speech in the West if adopted Will you join us? Share the video to #KeepSpeechFree ⬇️

The banning of X and targeting of @elonmusk @shellenberger @marcelvanhattem and others is symptomatic of a severe endemic problem. Per recent surveys, the majority of Brazilians are afraid to share their views in public.

We stood with Brazilians when they were blocked and censored on platforms like X and Rumble. We still stand with them now. Everyone is entitled to the freedom of peaceful speech and expression. 🇧🇷

WATCH: In her own words, Livia Tossici-Bolt reacts to her 'guilty' verdict A retiree convicted for offering consensual conversation. This is the UK's crisis of free speech personified.

A WIN for religious freedom in Nigeria! Rhoda Jatau, a Christian, Nigerian, & mother of 5 has been fully acquitted of charges for “blasphemy” 🙏 We are thankful to God for Rhoda’s full acquittal & an end to the ordeal she has endured for far too long!

Every Brazilian has the right to speak freely without fear of censorship. 🇧🇷

🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨 OVER 50 leading free speech champions have signed an open letter to @elonmusk on the occasion of his 1 year anniversary at the helm of Twitter. READ AND ADD YOUR NAME: openlettertoelon.org #DearElon

🚨DAY FOUR of the global legal battle for free speech taking place in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 We’re supporting @BillboardChris’ right to express the truth on 𝕏 about one of the greatest child abuse scandals of our day: child transition. Follow along for today’s proceedings 👇

Want to know all the ways the courts' censorship orders violate art 41 of the American Convention? See 👇

The EU’s DSA has created one of the most dangerous censorship regimes of the digital age. It is an authoritarian framework that enables unelected bureaucrats to control online speech at scale—both in Europe and globally—under the guise of “safety” and “protecting democracy”.

A MESSAGE FROM ADAM SMITH-CONNOR: "I'm overwhelmingly thankful to Vice President Vance for raising my plight in front of world leaders. "Nobody should be criminalised for their prayers, their mere thoughts - this case has exposed the UK authorities in front of the world as they allow "thought police" to prosecute peaceful, innocent people for what's going on in their minds. "With support from ADF International, I will be appealing my ruling in July and hope for justice to be restored. Silent prayers are not a crime - not here, not anywhere."

Brazil called for nations worldwide to stand up against hostility toward Christians in a speech its president gave at the United Nations. #EndPersecutionNow ow.ly/BBZy50BOQVD

⏰MELBOURNE: The Hearing is now beginning as @BillboardChris & @elonmusk challenge the censorial Australian government. Can state authorities REALLY silence political speech if someone feels “offended”? We’ll be live tweeting the proceedings - watch along on the link below 👇

🚨BREAKING🚨 In a late-night emergency decision, the Belgian Court has struck down state censorship & ruled in favour of #NatCon! The conference may convene tomorrow without police interference. It was our privilege to support this legal challenge 👇 adfinternational.org/free-sp…

Thank you for sharing, Chris! We’re so proud to be supporting Adam’s defence. Thoughtcrimes are for 1984 - not 2024 🇬🇧

🚨BREAKING: Parents separated from daughter for objecting to her gender “transition” must, under threat of criminal charges, hand over documents for her legal “sex change”, a Swiss court has ruled 🧵 Read more and donate to support these parents adfinternational.org/campaig…

🚨It’s the final day of @BillboardChris & @elonmusk’s legal fight against global online censorship. We’re here at the Tribunal in Melbourne, supporting Chris’ right to speak the truth on 𝕏. The Australian eSafety Commissioner is fighting to censor his message. Follow along!👇

In a world facing mounting censorship, it’s never been more important to protect the right of every person to speak freely. "Keep speaking up, keep talking. That's what I say to Brazilian people." @marcelvanhattem speaks on the censorship crisis in Brazil. WATCH 👀👇

BREAKING: More than 100 free speech experts from around the world today wrote to the European Commission, warning the EU’s Digital Services Act risks censoring global speech online. The experts’ letter was signed by @shellenberger, @Ayaan and many others. Link to full letter⬇️

It’s been over a month and 𝕏 is still banned in Brazil. 🚨NEW: We are representing 5 Brazilian legislators for severe violations of free speech before the Inter American Commission. Censorship violates human rights. Preliminary filing below. More soon👇

🇦🇺Australia’s Channel 7 News reported on the global free speech showdown taking place in Melbourne. @elonmusk & @BillboardChris are fighting for the right of everyone to speak the truth - and use biologically accurate pronouns - on 𝕏. @LoisMcLatch was on the ground. 👇

DAY THREE ‼️ We’re back at the Tribunal at one of the most significant global free speech cases to date. Can the Australian government censor @BillboardChris’ 𝕏 post which uses biologically-accurate pronouns, in case it offends? We begin with an expert witness 🧵

EVERY GIRL deserves to know that while she may not always win, she has a fair shot alongside the rest of her deserving female peers. Protecting female athletes is a human rights issue. @KWaggonerADF speaking to the @UN today 👇

‼️BREAKING: NEW - Isabel has AGAIN been targeted by police for SILENTLY PRAYING near an abortion facility🚨 During her weekly prayer, officers abruptly asked her to leave the public area👇 Vance was right to call out the UK's thought police!

BREAKING: Livia Tossici-Bolt CONVICTED for offering consensual conversation in Bournemouth abortion facility "buffer zone" case Judge rules seeing her sign was enough for "intimidation". Prosecution demands £64,000 in costs; judge to determine what Livia will pay.

This is Regiane Cichelero, a mother from Brazil. 
She was heavily fined and threatened with losing custody of her son— all for homeschooling him. Tomorrow, a state court will hear her case. We’re supporting her defense. Parents have the right to direct their child’s education.

Brazil’s censorship regime rivals anything we’ve ever seen in the West. Our legal team breaks it down. Without free speech, all other freedoms are imperiled.

🚨 Brazilian censorship strikes again. This is Isabella Cêpa. She is being prosecuted in her home country of Brazil — and could face up to 25 years in prison. The reason? She “misgendered” a politician in a social media post. 👇 READ MORE:

In March, we’ll be supporting the legal defence of @BillboardChris in a 5-day court battle for his right to free speech. Alongside “X”, he’ll be challenging the decision of the Australian authorities to censor his post criticising gender ideology. @LoisMcLatch 👇

NEW: Christian pastor threatened with arrest after being assaulted by Muslim men who objected to his peaceful street preaching in Bristol. With our legal support, Pastor Dia Moodley is taking action against the police. 🧵 Support him: adfinternational.org/en-gb/c…

“There is no hate crisis in Ireland!” 🇮🇪 @shellenberger: Ireland does NOT have a hate speech problem. Censorship laws are an elitist approach to shutting down the open conversations of ordinary people:

Without free speech there can be no freedom.

A new UN report has issued a powerful warning against gender ideology. It urges governments to define “women” and “girls” as biological females in law and ban social, legal, and medical transition for children. From Sweden to the UK to Brazil, the global shift is already underway.

German homeschoolers consider appeal after human rights court decision #Wunderlich adfinternational.org/news/ge…

It requires platforms to remove “illegal content,” defined as anything not in compliance with EU or Member State law at any time, now or in the future. This creates the “lowest common denominator” for censorship across the EU, effectively exporting the most restrictive laws to all Member States. The DSA’s approach to loose concepts such as “misinformation,” “disinformation,” “hate speech,” and “information manipulation” may lead to wide-sweeping removal of online content.

When female sports are not protected, human rights are violated. "One glaring example is the opening of the female category of sports to males, undermining access to equal opportunities and the right to participate in safety, dignity and fairness." @UNSRVAW today at the UN 🇺🇳

🚨 Brazil rolls out the "Plataforma do Respeito"—an AI system to monitor & prosecute posts it deems “anti-LGBT”. This online censorship machine pushes Brazil further down the path of state-controlled speech, taking its assault on free expression to a frightening new level🧵

The DSA is a legally binding regulatory framework that gives the European Commission authority to enforce “content moderation” on very large online platforms and search engines with over 45 million users per month. Platforms that fail to comply face massive financial penalties and even suspension.

Brazilian authorities have created one of the most oppressive cultures of censorship in the Western hemisphere. It’s a blatant violation of basic human rights for authorities to ban the speech of their own citizens.

BREAKING: FREE SPEECH VICTORY FOR FINNISH POLITICIAN ON TRIAL FOR A BIBLE VERSE TWEET!! The Helsinki District Court has ruled UNANIMOUSLY that @PaiviRasanen and Bishop Pohjola are NOT GUILTY of "hate speech". Reactions & more in our PRESS RELEASE: adfinternational.org/breakin…

The fight against censorship in Brazil is NOT over. We are privileged to stand alongside @marcelvanhattem & @EduGiraoOficial in pursuit of free speech rights for all Brazilians.

Our legal team is standing with you, Elon, and with the people of Brazil. We are here to defend free speech across the world. Your boldness on this issue is changing the tide.

🚨 TODAY: A state court will hear the case of Regiane Cichelero, a Brazilian mother who was fined and threatened with losing custody of her son after choosing to homeschool him. ADF International is coordinating her defense and taking a stand for parental rights.

🚨Over 100 free speech champions - politicians, journalists and public intellectuals - have signed a joint letter demanding an END to the ban on "X" in Brazil. We must not stay quiet in the face of censorship. Every Brazilian has the right to free speech.👇

Coming up on 1 year since X was banned in Brazil by draconian court order. Censorship has consequences. But the Inter-American Commission has failed to hold Brazil accountable for free speech violations. Free speech belongs to every Brazilian.

.@andrewdoyle_com: "I think Ireland bringing through this disastrous hate speech bill, with all major parties supporting it, is symptomatic of something broader, international." Andrew Doyle on the state of free speech in the West as Ireland could still pass its “disastrous” hate speech bill @spsapper spoke with him, @MrAndyNgo and @calvinrobinson after the Ireland Free Speech Summit yesterday, which was hosted at Trinity College Dublin by @FreeSpeechIre and supported by ADF International

"There's not a single piece of peer-reviewed science in the world that shows we can remove male puberty advantage." Olympian @sharrond62 calls on the UN & International Community to protect women's sports, and keep an open discourse on fairness. PRESS: adfinternational.org/news/el…

NEW: VP @JDVance highlights "people arrested for praying" in Europe "You have the police asking them, well what are you praying about? As if it was any of the police's business." If we refuse to live by lies, we can redeliver on the promise of Western civilization.

🚨 Police arrest ADF International team member and Canadian child protection advocate Billboard Chris for their signs, while ignoring violent counter-protestors BRUSSELS (5 June 2025) – Today in Brussels, Belgian police arrested @LoisMcLatch, a Senior Legal Communications Officer with ADF International, for peacefully displaying a sign that read: “Children are never born in the wrong body.” She was detained alongside Canadian child protection advocate @BillboardChris while surrounded by an angry mob. Despite the pair’s peaceful conduct, police chose to arrest Lois McLatchie Miller and Billboard Chris rather than address the aggression of the crowd that had encircled them. Officers arrested Billboard Chris and McLatchie Miller and transported them to two police stations. At the station they were ordered to remove their clothes and searched. They were ultimately released without charge after several hours but police said the signs were going to be destroyed despite neither being charged or convicted of any crime. “The Belgian authorities not only failed to uphold the fundamental right to speak freely, they turned the power of the state against those who were peacefully exercising their rights at the behest of a mob,” said Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International. “This is the type of authoritarianism we challenge in other parts of the world, and it’s deeply disturbing to see it here in the very heart of Europe. While we are grateful our colleague has been safely released, we are deeply concerned by her treatment at the hands of the police in Brussels.” Today’s events come just a year after a Brussels mayor attempted to shut down the National Conservatism Conference, citing ideological disagreement with the speakers. ADF International intervened then with emergency legal action that forced the restoration of the event. As a legal organisation, ADF International is now assessing all legal options to uphold free speech rights in Belgium. “We will not stand by while peaceful citizens are criminalised for speaking out on vital issues - especially when it’s the safety and wellbeing of children at stake,” Coleman added.

Without free speech there can be no freedom.

Without free speech there can be no freedom.

🚨We're commencing DAY TWO of @BillboardChris & @elonmusk's challenge against the Australian E-Safety Commissioner. The state authority censored Chris's 𝕏 post which applied correct pronouns to an activist, and criticised gender ideology. Join the live link below to watch. We'll be live tweeting throughout the day!

Protecting a safe, fair & level playing field for female athletes is a CRITICAL women’s rights issue. “We cannot wait until a woman is seriously injured or worse still, killed, to be able to deal with the science & the obvious & the common sense.” 🔥🤝 @sharrond62

Reflecting on his censorship win in Australia, @BillboardChris reminds us what's at stake. Children are being taught a lie that they were born in the wrong bodies. This is abusive. With free speech we can defeat gender ideology.

3 MINUTES OF SILENT PRAYER 🙏 That’s what led to Adam being confronted by the officers below👇 Which led to 2 years of legal battle, a 3 day trial, and a CRIMINAL CONVICTION in the UK 🇬🇧 Thank you @JDVance for highlighting the persecution of Adam!

🚨🚨BREAKING: Rodrigo Iván Cortés has been CONVICTED of “gender-based political violence,” including “digital violence” 🤯 for calling a trans-identifying person a “man who self-ascribes as a woman” on Twitter.  adfinternational.org/mexican…

The court ruled against the parents who had appealed an order to hand over the documents. Backed by ADF International, they will seek to appeal this loss. The parents have been separated from their child, now 16, for over a year by court order...

BREAKING: US government designates 'Nigeria Country of Particular Concern' The US has officially recognized and vowed to take action to combat the mass scale persecution of Christians in Nigeria with this designation. Our statement in 🧵

Rose has been charged under the Scottish "buffer zones" law, which prohibits "influencing" within 200m of a hospital. This comes despite the fact that she only stood peacefully offering conversation, not approaching anyone. More in our PRESS RELEASE: adfinternational.org/grandmo…

Stand with us in supporting Adam's legal appeal! Nobody should be convicted for their thoughts.👇 adfinternational.org/en-gb/c…

.@MrAndyNgo: "This is the first time I've actually been able to speak in person, live at a university.  "I'm not sure if that says something more about Ireland or about America." Andy Ngo on cancel culture and the Ireland Free Speech Summit at Trinity College Dublin last night, which he spoke at More clips from the event will be posted here in the coming days and the full panel discussions will be released soon. Stay tuned!

‼️"If they censor Ireland, they censor the whole internet!" 📢NEW, FULL KEYNOTE: Michael @shellenberger exposes the GLOBAL consequences of Ireland's notorious "hate speech bill" at the Ireland Free Speech Summit:

A Canadian father shared a news story on 𝕏 about gender ideology. Australian authorities promptly censored it. If this happened to @BillboardChris, it could happen to you. Ruling on his censorship challenge expected in several months. @Paul_B_Coleman reports.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. State Department has highlighted “significant human rights issues” in the U.K. as part of its global report on human rights practices, including “serious restrictions on freedom of expression” 🇬🇧🇺🇸

🚨Scottish health authority SUSPEND U.S. midwifery student for pro-life Facebook posts🚨 Sara Spencer, 30, seeks NHS Fife's acknowledgement of right to free speech J.D. Vance raised concerns to Starmer YESTERDAY about U.S. citizens impacted by UK "infringements on free speech"

“I’m proud to be a woman, I’m proud to be a mother…and I don’t see why I should not be able to say those things” 👏👏👏 @SenatorKeogan, who has fought to defend free speech for all in the Irish Parliament, speaks up for the rights of women at the Irish Free Speech Summit 🇮🇪:

The Irish hate speech bill fails to define “hate speech” - giving authorities complete freedom to target any views they simply don’t like. With no clarity in the law, how will Irish citizens know what speech is prohibited? Prof @Casey5122dark calls the bill “complete nonsense”:

🚨Breaking🚨🇧🇷: Following Brazil's ban on "X", 100+ international free speech champions join an open letter to the Brazilian Congress. "We urge the Brazilian government to restore the free flow of information, and respect the rights of its citizens to express their views without fear of retribution.” ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LETTER. LINK BELOW.

Women & girls should never be sidelined in their own sports. Protecting female athletes is a human rights issue.

🚨🚨BREAKING: FREE SPEECH VICTORY in Finland!! adfinternational.org/free-sp…

Why is it important to protect female sports categories?🏊‍♀️ We asked two women who know: CHELSEA MITCHELL, supported by @ADFLegal, is suing sports authorities after losing repeatedly to male competitors Olympic legend @sharrond62 lost out to competitors cheating with testosterone-enhancement in the 1980s. Both agree: this is "the sporting crime of the 21st century"

🚨 Chloe Cole urges the UN to strengthen the role of parents and shield children from harmful medical interventions and ideological pressures. "[My parents] stood no chance when doctors gave them the false ultimatum of choosing between losing a daughter to suicide or having a living ‘son’." @chloecole

Before this ruling, @ThePosieParker, @StevenEdginton, @BillboardChris and @StandUptoWoke commented on the case Kellie-Jay Keen said: "There is a global push to destroy families and access our children... “One must ask who is pushing this and why they might be doing it…

As the Supreme Court of Brazil ratchets up the country's censorship regime, a reminder that freedom of speech is a universal human right.

The state of censorship in Brazil is severe and worsening. NOW is the time for @CIDH to intervene.

Social media companies have the responsibility to remove explicit materials (especially as relates to children), which is already mandated under the law. That is not what is at issue here. The court has ruled that social media companies must become arbiters of whether speech entails “anti democratic acts," “hate speech," or psychological or emotional gender based violence, all of which have been used across the globe to censor gender-critical and pro-life speech. These offences are all couched in subjective language, which even judges cannot interpret with clarity. Social media companies cannot and must not be subjective enforcers of what constitutes acceptable speech.

🚨NEW: Another week, another police officer trying to censor SILENT PRAYER Despite being TWICE vindicated after being wrongly arrested for her thoughts, Isabel continues to be interrogated by police simply for praying in her mind near an abortion facility 👇

ADF International represents censored Brazilian legislators before the Inter-American Commission with the goal of upholding free speech in Brazil.

🚨 What kind of justice system threatens to arrest a Christian pastor, while letting the men who assaulted him walk free? Christians are being criminalised for peacefully expressing their faith. ⬇️ @Paul_B_Coleman breaks down Pastor Dia Moodley's case and what it reveals about the state of freedom of expression in the UK. WATCH:

They are arresting people for silently praying. @Timcast and @BillboardChris expose the reality of thought-crime in the UK.

From Nigeria to Australia, UK, and beyond - we’re fighting every day to end “hate speech” or “blasphemy” laws which punish people for speaking the truth. @LoisMcLatch spoke to @SkyNewsAust:

“The line between good and evil does not run BETWEEN people, It runs THROUGH people - through every human heart.” @KonstantinKisin reflects on some of the lessons of “Live Not By Lies” for the modern age 👇

We were honoured to have @marcelvanhattem at our London free speech event last night! A true free speech champion from Brazil 🇧🇷

‼️NEW: US Congress introduces resolution condemning persecution of Christians in Nigeria We commend @RepRileyMoore for this decisive leadership in response to President Trump's clarion call to defend persecuted Christians in Nigeria and globally. Press release 👇

Brazilian legislators petition Inter American Commission on Human Rights to intervene in the matter of Brazil’s 𝕏 ban. We are representing the affected legislators for the free speech violations they have suffered, along with the people of Brazil. Globo covers 👇

‼️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺VICTORY for free speech in Australia!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 A ruling handed down this morning has overturned the Australian authorities’ censorship of @BillboardChris’ “X” post. We’re thrilled to have stood by Chris in his fight to speak the truth online 💪

.@StevenEdginton said: “The parents’ authority must trump the state over their own children, otherwise we live in a very sick society indeed. It is morally abhorrent that the Swiss authorities are attacking parental rights and pushing trans ideology on children.”

Imagine a world where Brussels bureaucrats determine free speech on social media platforms, even beyond Europe. That’s the current reality under the EU Digital Services Act. The DSA is one of the most concerning global free speech threats you’ve likely never heard of.