Dates:

7 Mar 2024 06:00 – 07:00 ET
25 Mar 2024 12:00 – 13:00 ET

Location:

Online (Zoom Webinar)


In March, The Future of Free Speech scholars joined Columbia Global Freedom of Expression and Article 19 to launch of a new French language global case law database.

March 7: Internet Shutdowns in International Law

Speakers: Joan Barata, Senior Legal Fellow at The Future of Free Speech; Felicia Anthonio, #KeepItOn Campaign Manager at Access Now.

Moderator: Aisha Dabo, Co-founder and Coordinator of AfricTivistes [TBC]


March 25: Hate Speech: The Enduring Problem of Thresholds

Speakers: Natalie Alkiviadou, Senior Research Fellow at The Future of Free Speech; Bernard Chevalier, Advisor to the first civil chamber in the French Court of Cassation.

Moderator: Francois Jauny, Researcher (Doctoral student).


The webinars were also live-streamed on GFoE’s YouTube channel.

Senior Research Fellow 
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Natalie Alkiviadou is a Senior Research Fellow at The Future of Free Speech. Her research interests lie in the freedom of expression, the far-right, hate speech, hate crime, and non-discrimination.

Senior Legal Fellow 
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Joan Barata is a Senior Legal Fellow for The Future of Free Speech. He works on freedom of expression, media regulation, and intermediary liability issues.