Freedom of speech

An American high school senior ran into some trouble with Chinese school authorities. Henry DeGroot, an 18-year-old from Newton, Massachusetts, just spent his spring semester on a study abroad program in China. While he was there he wrote something in the notebooks of some Chinese students that got him in hot water. An American high school senior ran into some trouble with Chinese school authorities. Henry DeGroot, an 18-year-old from Newton, Massachusetts, just spent his spring semester on a study abroad program in China. While he was there he wrote something in the notebooks of some Chinese students that got him in hot water.

Russian media has been saying that fascists run Ukraine’s new government. Now some members of the far-right, nationalist Svoboda Party — which is part of the governing coalition — have helped that image, by beating the head of Ukraine’s state TV and posting a video of it.Russian media has been saying that fascists run Ukraine’s new government. Now some members of the far-right, nationalist Svoboda Party — which is part of the governing coalition — have helped that image, by beating the head of Ukraine’s state TV and posting a video of it.

K-pop is a South Korean success story of music exports and glamour. But even the best-known artists like Psy, behind the hit Gangnam Style, can face unpredictable censorship by an array of TV networks and government agencies.

The Ukrainian parliament has passed a law that restricts free speech, peaceful protest and free communications in the country, leaving citizens and journalists outraged.

Six days ago a Saudi writer was arrested for lending his support to the right of women in his country to drive cars. Now, netizens call for his release.