A former Florida high school student disciplined for "cyberbullying" one of her teachers on Facebook has filed a lawsuit against the principal of the school for allegedly violating her freedom of speech. Visit this link to read more: Student punished for Facebook rant against teacher sues school for violating freedom of speech

Human rights groups have hailed the decision of a court to dismiss charges against a lawyer accused of slandering the Lebanese judiciary as a victory for freedom of speech.Muhamad Mugraby was acquitted last week after the state prosecutor attempted to bring criminal slander charges against him over the content. Visit this link to read more: Lawyer's acquittal hailed as 'victory' for free speech

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo unite in a charter to protect online freedom of speech from official interference. Visit this link to read more: Tech giants in human rights deal

The US supports freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Lebanon and would like to see more accountability and independence in the Lebanese media, a high-ranking State Department official said Tuesday at a media roundtable at the US Embassy. Erica Barks-Ruggles, the deputy assistant secretary for the bureau of democracy. Visit this link to read more: US says its wants to see fair and independent media in Lebanon

RecentAffair.com comments: When Random decided to cancel the publication of "Jewel of Medina" the complete west was shouting from the top of the roof. Thats its death for Freedom of Speech. The book disgraced  Islamic  Personalties.