freedom expression

A German court has upheld a man’s right to break wind in public after he was fined 900 euros for farting twice in front of a police officer. The man, named only as Christoph S., broke wind twice in front of the female police officer in February 2016, landing him with the huge fine as he was...

"The Japanese government has moved to crack down on independent reportage and criticism of the government's policies in the wake of the disaster by deciding what citizens may or may not talk about in public. A new project team has been created by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and...