Liberty Alone

From Index on Censorship I hear that five students gaoled over jihadist literature have had their conviction quashed.

This is good news. In absence of any evidence of involvement in a terrorist plot these students were persecuted for what amounts to thought crime, an act which probably further radicalised others around them.

I do not doubt that there is a terrorist threat, but such an assault on freedom of speech, expression and thought is not the way to deal with terrorism.

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