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Alberta’s Librarians Brace for a New Era of β€˜Book Bans’

A new provincial law requires public libraries to pull and restrict items with β€œgraphic visual depictions of sexual acts.” Librarians argue the mandate opens the door to censorship.

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Sarah Meilleur is the chief executive of Calgary Public Library, the largest of Alberta’s 221 municipal library boards.

U.K. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action: What to Know

The government designated the protest group as a terrorist organization last year, prompting criticism. The country’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the ban on Wednesday.

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Hundreds of people were detained over the weekend outside the U.S. Embassy in London after staging a protest supporting Palestine Action.

Australian Court Hears Challenge to Social Media Ban

Reddit and an Australian digital advocacy group are claiming a law that restricts children younger than 16 from popular platforms infringes on their constitutional rights.

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Australian schoolchildren under the age of 16 are barred from using popular social media platforms.

Court Rejects Erin Patterson’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case

Judges took away the possibility of parole for an Australian woman, Erin Patterson, and rejected a bid to overturn her conviction over a deadly beef Wellington lunch.

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Erin Patterson leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, in 2025.

India’s Media Giants Join Fight Against Upcoming Privacy Law

News organizations owned by two billionaires close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi say the legislation could make investigative reporting nearly impossible.

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Members of the media outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi.
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