2. Raise awareness (e.g. about Arab Spring)
Talk about “What is Freedom of Speech and
Freedom of Assembly really?”
Freedom of speech in modern society and in
Denmark
Case study of people fighting for their rights
Interactive activity
3. Who: Ordinary citizens, wanting freedom
What: Democratic uprisings and revolutions
spread through the Arab world
Where: Middle east and North Africa (MENA)
When: 17 December 2010 (Mohamed Bouazizi
set himself on fire in Tunisia)
How: Large scale protests
Why: To have a democratic government which
will hear their opinion. To get rid of
dictatorship
5. President of the
Bahrain Center for
Human Rights and
Director of the Gulf
Center for Human
Rights.
Nabeel Rajab was
initially jailed for a
tweet, but is Nabeel Rajab
imprisoned today for
organizing protests in
the streets of Bahrain.
8. The Danish court sees Freedom of expression
and assembly as vital for a democracy
The legislation sets some limits to what you are
allowed to say or write publicly.
Insults
National Security
Prisoners
Army
Confidentiality
9. § 266 b criminalize speech by which a
group of people are threatened, insulted or
degraded on account of their race, skin
color, national or ethnic origin, religion or
sexual orientation.
If you insult someone publically you might be called in for an “injury case”Anything that threatens the security of the nation is punishable by lawThe government can take away your freedom of speech if you are a prisoner The army in charge of the defense of Denmark can take away the freedom of speech of any soldier if it is necessary for security or discipline Some jobs, like therapists and people who handle cases are under a confidentiality agreement.
You can not in danmark say to someone “I am going to kill you” or anyhting like that.