Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have applied for special new UK visas

Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers acquitted of terror charges

In Bangladesh, an app that lets women speak without fear

After Charlie Hebdo, what next? Readers weigh in on the long-term effects of the attack

An international cartoonists’ conference shows off the artists’ wit and predictive power

An American high school student says ‘Democracy is for cool kids’ — and got in trouble

Members of Ukraine’s Parliament beat a TV station chief for airing Putin

Korea’s K-pop stars have to dance around… the censors

Ukraine’s new law cracks down on free speech, protests and the Internet

When women drive, Saudi Arabia arrests a man

In China and have a lot of social followers? You could be the target of an ‘anti-rumor’ campaign

Catalans Around the World Claim Independence from Spain

VIDEO: Thousands Occupy Oakland, shutting down port

Cartoon Slideshow: Is Freedom of Speech the Freedom to Provoke?

Should Americans Limit Their Speech for the Sake of the Arab Spring?

Over 400 Occupy Oakland Protesters Arrested

Top of the Hour: Occupy Oakland Protesters Clash With Police, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Police Fire Tear Gas at Occupy Oakland Protesters, Morning Headlines

Kentucky Coal Investigation

Russia and the Environment

Olympics protest zones