List of attacks on free speech
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Various governing, controlling, or otherwise powerful bodies, in many places around the world have attempted to change the opinion of the public or others by censoring one side of the argument. Many consider these attempts at controlling or stifling debate to be attacks on free speech.
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[edit] Scott Parkin
Some consider the deportation of peace activist Scott Parkin from Australia in September 2005 to have been an attack on free speech, claimed by the federal government to be a risk to national security.
[edit] Finnish Copyright Laws
In Finland, a new copyright was legislated in October 2005, which outlawed communication about certain encoding methods and bypassing them.
[edit] the Gunns 20
Gunns Limited, a Timber and woodchip product company in Australia (Gunns Website) is sueing 17 individual activists, including Federal Greens Senator Bob Brown, as well as three not-for-profit environmental groups, for over 7.8 million dollars. Gunns claims that the defendants have sullied their reputation and caused them to lose profits, the defendants claim that they are simply protecting the environment. The defendants have become collectively known as the Gunns 20 (Friends of the Gunns 20). It is widely believed that this move is intended to tie up these activists in court proceedings, during which time Gunns intend to build a Pulp Mill in northern Tasmania.
[edit] the McLibel case
The McLibel case is the colloquial term for McDonald's Restaurants v Morris & Steel, an English court action for libel filed by McDonald's Corporation against unemployed environmental activists Helen Steel and David Morris.
