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EBay and three former executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a Massachusetts couple who were subjected to a bizarre harassment campaign by company employees in retaliation for critical newsletter coverage.
Far-right Australian politician Pauline Hanson has failed in her legal appeal against a racial vilification finding stemming from remarks directed at Muslim senator Mehreen Faruqi. The Federal Court dismissed her free speech defence.
Japan has enacted legislation banning flag desecration, triggering concerns about rising nationalism. The move reflects starkly different global approaches to balancing national symbol protection with free expression rights.
Two American advocacy organisations have filed suit against the Trump administration, claiming its International Criminal Court sanctions infringe constitutional free speech rights as officials pursue diplomatic efforts to weaken the institution.
Malaysia's apex court has rejected ex-IGP Musa Hassan's bid to challenge a defamation lawsuit brought by DAP politician Hannah Yeoh. The court found his nine legal arguments on public officers' rights to sue and free speech lacked sufficient merit for review.
A Malaysian blogger has been handed an RM11,000 fine by the Sessions Court for posting an insulting TikTok video targeting former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and the ruling party Umno.
Lam Wing-kee, the Hong Kong bookseller detained by Chinese authorities in 2015 and later a symbol of resistance to Beijing's control over free speech, has died in Taiwan at age 70 following a cancer relapse.
Political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, known as Chegubard, pleaded not guilty to sedition charges in Seremban Sessions Court over Facebook posts allegedly critical of Negri Sembilan's royal institution.
Former DAP MP Tony Pua has challenged the legal boundaries of the Sedition Act, questioning whether citizens who engage political rebuttal with members of the royal family could face prosecution under the contentious legislation.
Former Damansara MP Tony Pua has been reclassified as a suspect in a police investigation involving a Rukun Negara post on social media, with potential charges expected within weeks.