Germany sees record number of ‘criminal’ insults against politicians
German police have registered a record number of unlawful insults against politicians in 2025.
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67 year-old German retiree fined €800 for “insulting” politician
A 67-year-old retired Bavarian woman had a conviction confirmed for "insulting a public official", by carrying a sign caricaturing the state's Minister-President…
Polish court convicts protester for ‘insulting’ PM Tusk’s office
A man has been convicted in a Polish court of insulting the office of Prime Minister, held by Donald Tusk.
Germany: Crimes of opinion now a ‘mass phenomenon’
German police have raided the home of a man in the south of the country after he referred to public servants as “parasites” in a post on X.
Irish comedy writer arrested over alleged ‘transphobic’ tweets
Graham Linehan, an Irish comedy writer and women's rights activist, was arrested at the UK's Heathrow Airport by armed police over three tweets that it was alleged…
German who ‘insulted’ ex-minister fined for social media posts
Stefan Niehoff, 64, whose home was raided last November after he reposted an “insulting” meme on X, has been found guilty on “speech crime” charges and fined…
Interrogation, arrest, prosecution: Free speech does not exist in Europe
On June 5 in Brussels, a duo were arrested for disturbing the peace. The pair, a man and a woman, were not assaulting anyone, nor were they threatening anyone.
German YouTuber fined €16,000 for alleged use of Nazi phrase
Tim Heldt, a popular German YouTuber posting under the synonym Kuchen TV, has been ordered to pay a fine of €16,000 by authorities in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony)…
CBS show highlights German crackdown on free speech, spurs widespread outrage
A documentary aired by US television station CBS has apparently revealed how Germany criminalised freedom of opinion, causing shock worldwide.
Italian writer fined €1,000 for calling Meloni a ‘bastard’
The Left-wing Italian writer and journalist Roberto Saviano has been ordered by a court in Rome to pay €1,000 for insulting the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…
Irish hate-speech plans spook politicians after autistic girl’s UK arrest
Ireland's planned anti-hate-speech laws have reportedly left politicians in the country spooked after the arrest of an autistic girl in the UK.
‘Funny cartoons’ screening lands Belgian pub owner with six-month prison sentence
Two people have been jailed in Belgium for screening what they described as “funny cartoons that you can find everywhere on the internet”, adding the images…