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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Free speech, even when grossly offensive, has to be defended - Why it was wrong to prosecute an Islamophobic pastor and wrong for the Vatican newspaper to criticise Charlie Hebdo’s irreligious front cover. Full story - Guardian Law
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Free speech, even when grossly offensive, has to be defended - Why it was wrong to prosecute an Islamophobic pastor and wrong for the Vatican newspaper to criticise Charlie Hebdo’s irreligious front cover. Full story - Guardian Law
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