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Title Publication Date
Going Undercover in Sweden's Mosques Front Page Magazine May 21, 2012
The Spirit of Geert Wilders National Review Online May 14, 2012
Should critically discussing Islam be a form of hate speech? American Thinker Blog May 13, 2012
Geert Wilders: Marked for Death Front Page Magazine May 11, 2012
TheDC Interview: 'Marked for Death' Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders [VIDEO] Daily Caller May 11, 2012
Wilders: Islamization of Europe Can Happen in America CBN May 10, 2012
Remembering Pim Fortuyn Front Page Magazine May 8, 2012
Islam's War on Wilders and U.S. Family Security Matters May 7, 2012
A Potential World War? Gates of Vienna Blog May 2, 2012
The Death of Free Speech, Continued National Review Online May 1, 2012
Lars Man Standing, Final Score National Review Online April 24, 2012
Two cheers for Danish justice Daily Mail (UK) April 24, 2012
The Acquittal of Lars Hedegaard Gates of Vienna Blog April 24, 2012
The Prosecutor Lies in Wait Gatestone Institute Blog April 23, 2012
Free Speech Found Guilty by Europe Gatestone Institute Blog April 23, 2012
The Norway Killer Trial: Week One Front Page Magazine April 23, 2012
Anti-Moroccan election posters in Austria: A Moroccan immigrant reacts France 24 April 23, 2012
Victory for free speech: Lars Hedegaard acquitted of racism Jihad Watch Blog April 20, 2012
Anti-Islamic pamphlets an 'unlikely' breach of the law Canberra Times April 18, 2012
Michael Coren & Michael C. Moynihan On Everybody Draw Mohammed Day SUN Television April 18, 2012
Surprising Developments in the Trial of Lars Hedegaard Gates of Vienna Blog April 16, 2012
Lars Hedegaard's "Racism" Case Goes Before Supreme Court Front Page Magazine April 16, 2012
Witness for the Defense? Front Page Magazine April 16, 2012
Norwich church banned from using market stall after complaints about 'hate-related' leaflets Norwich Evening News 24 April 16, 2012
An Introduction to Danish Culture Front Page Magazine April 11, 2012
Round Three of the Trial of Lars Hedegaard Pajamas Media April 8, 2012
'Britain's a Free Country, Isn't It?' Increasingly, It's Not National Review Online April 4, 2012
Michael Coren and Robert Spencer discuss the threat of Islamic jihad and the Islamic war on free speech Jihad Watch April 2, 2012
Jailings for racism on Twitter? Britain's forgotton fight for free speech The Commentator March 30, 2012
Penalty Fine Against Michael Mannheimer Politically Incorrect Blog March 28, 2012
The Death of Free Speech in Sweden Front Page Magazine March 22, 2012
PM tells Sarkozy not to incite to Islamophobia Today's Zaman March 17, 2012
"Draft resolution "Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief"" UN Watch Blog March 15, 2012
Mark Steyn on Michael Coren's show: a preview of Steynamite – Toronto April 24 (video + audio) Five Feet of Fury Blog March 15, 2012
More on the man jailed over anti-Islam posters Harry's Place Blog March 15, 2012
Michael Coren Interviews Nick Cohen: Free Speech Blazing Cat Fur Blog March 14, 2012
Stand up for blasphemers and apostates Harry's Place Blog March 14, 2012
U.K. Thought Police Send Man to Prison Front Page Magazine March 14, 2012
Free Speech vs. Islamists: Why the West Is Losing Pajamas Media March 12, 2012
Free speech under fire Los Angeles Times March 9, 2012
Spain Facing Creeping Islamization Stonegate Institute March 9, 2012
Gainsborough man jailed over anti-Islam images in his flat window Gainsborough Target March 9, 2012
Bequeathers of Absolute Truth Crush Free Speech in Europe Stonegate Institute March 8, 2012
Ban of PI Demanded in Chancellor's Dialog Politically Incorrect Blog March 8, 2012
Blasphemy and Free Speech Imprimis March 7, 2012
French Court Overturns Armenian genocide law CNN News February 28, 2012
OIC "Workshops" Speech Crime Family Security Matters February 23, 2012
The Strange Views of Mr. Quraishi and their Disturbing Implications for Free Speech Faith Freedom Blog February 17, 2012
OIC chief: European politicians exploit fear of Muslims Today's Zaman February 17, 2012
Accolades for Ihsanoglu in Oz Gates of Vienna Blog February 15, 2012
Islam and Free Speech: OIC vs. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Stonegate Institute February 8, 2012
The Free Press Societies: Interview with Swedish Chairman Ingrid Carlqvist and International Chairman Lars Hedegaard Jihad Watch February 6, 2012
British human rights laws make it extremely difficult for the state to protect itself from terrorists. Pajamas Media February 6, 2012
Google, Facebook remove content on India's order Associated Press February 6, 2012
Genocide denial: silencing debate does more harm than good ABC News February 3, 2012
Clinton calls 'genocide' recognition 'dangerous door' News Az January 30, 2012
Reporters Without Credibility Front Page Magazine January 30, 2012
The misguided efforts by UN and others to outlaw blasphemy New York Post January 30, 2012
Satanic Censorship Gates of Vienna Blog January 27, 2012
Dutch Muslim Party Opposed Free Speech New American January 27, 2012
Fighting Back Against Lawfare Front Page Magazine January 26, 2012
OIC: Adoption of Genocide Law Sign Of Islamphobia In France Bernama January 25, 2012
Will An International Blasphemy Law Hurt The Interests Of Muslim Minorities In The United Kingdom? International Civil Liberties Alliance Blog January 25, 2012
Paying the Price Gates of Vienna Blog January 23, 2012
Writers run away after reading out Satanic Verses Indian Awaaz January 23, 2012
Jews and Hindus: Building A Passage to India Israel National News January 13, 2012
The Crime of Leafleting National Review Online January 13, 2012
Muslims Attacked! National Review Online January 12, 2012
Germany Attempts to Silence Criticism of Islam Stonegate Institute January 12, 2012
Judge critical of sentencing powers for anti-Muslim comments BBC News January 9, 2012
Anti-Islamic websites come under greater scrutiny in Germany The National (Germany) January 9, 2012
U.S., E.U. Spearhead Islamic Bid To Criminalize Free Speech Stonegate Institute January 6, 2012
Europe's Inexorable March Towards Islam Hudson NY December 29, 2011
Unfit to Print Frontpage Magazine December 29, 2011
Radical Islam Claims Another: Gregorius Nekschot, RIP Forbes December 28, 2011
The Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsh-Wolff Frontpage Magazine December 28, 2011
State Department 'Panders' to Islamists on Free Speech Family Security Matters December 23, 2011
Nina Shea, Ned May, Diana West, Clare Lopez Secure Freedom Radio December 23, 2011
Michael Coren Interviews Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff Free Speech Heroine Blazing Cat Fur Blog December 23, 2011
The Obama Administration's Islamist Whitewashing Campaign Frontpage Magazine December 22, 2011
ESW: Live-blogging the Verdict of the Appeals Court Gates of Vienna December 20, 2011
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff: Thoughts Before Trial Frontpage Magazine December 19, 2011
A perverse 'process' New York Post December 17, 2011
Coddling the 'Islamophobia' Police Frontpage Magazine December 15, 2011
Islamic World Tells Clinton: Defamation of Islam Must be Prevented - - in America American Thinker December 14, 2011
D.C. Islamophobia Conference Was a Bad Idea National Review Online December 13, 2011
FINNS MP CONVICTED OF HATE SPEECH FOR TELLING TRUTH ON ISLAM IN FINLAND……. Tundra Tabloids Blog December 13, 2011
Islamic governments push for speech curbs in the US Daily Caller December 13, 2011
Criminalizing intolerance Los Angeles Times December 13, 2011
Sharia Law Already Devouring UK Pajamas Media December 12, 2011
The End of Religious Freedom Pajamas Media December 8, 2011
"Promoting sharia in any form is a reckless pursuit on the part of democratic governments" Jihad Watch December 3, 2011
A Brief History of the Transatlantic Counterjihad, Part VII Gates of Vienna December 2, 2011
The Political Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff Frontpage Magazine December 2, 2011
Actress 'banned Muslim handymen' over chihuahua worries The Local (France) December 2, 2011
The Political Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff Frontpage Magazine December 1, 2011
Britain: Islam In, Christianity Out Hudson NY December 1, 2011
A Brief History of Transatlantic Counterjihad, Part V Gates of Vienna November 30, 2011
The Political Persecution of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff Frontpage Magazine November 30, 2011
The Centre to consult community on hate law stand CIJA November 30, 2011
A Brief History of the Transatlantic Counterjihad, Part III(b) Gates of Vienna November 29, 2011
Intimidating the "Racists" of Lieksa Gates of Vienna November 29, 2011
The United Nations: The Devil's Jury Hudson NY November 29, 2011
No more witch hunts Calgary Sun (Canada) November 21, 2011
BINNED: Anti-litter poster that was an 'insult to Muslims' Daily Mail (UK) November 21, 2011
Complaint against Wilders goes to UN Radio Netherlands November 18, 2011
Facing the Truth About Islam Frontpage Magazine November 18, 2011
Has the OSCE Succumbed to Shariah? An Interview with Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff New English Review November 17, 2011
Netherlands Sliding into the Abyss Frontpage Magazine November 17, 2011
OSCE: The murky waters of political correctness Europe News Blog November 14, 2011
Free Speech Concerns Ahead of Meeting With Muslim Nations on Religious Tolerance Frontpage Magazine November 14, 2011
The Case for Banning Sharia Law in America American Thinker November 14, 2011
The OSCE Fights Racism and Xenophobia in Vienna Gates of Vienna November 11, 2011
OSCE Meeting in Vienna: When good intentions go bad Europe News Blog November 11, 2011
Alleged Austrian Justice Gates of Vienna November 10, 2011
Seeing Real Life Sharia In Action (Part II) Big Peace November 8, 2011
"100 Lashes If You Don't Die Laughing" Islam's War on Free Speech Hudson NY November 3, 2011
Hateful speech must be punished Ottawa Citizen November 3, 2011
Ezra Levant and Nina Shea: Suppresion of Free Speech by the OIC Gates of Vienna November 2, 2011
The End of Freedom of Expression in Europe Gates of Vienna October 31, 2011
There *are* limits to free expression The Globe and Mail October 31, 2011
No reprisals for Frenchman who burned Koran The Local (France) October 26, 2011
Supremely right The Source October 21, 2011
Progressives, Islamists huddle at the Justice Department Daily Caller October 21, 2011
Imam's on-air death threat 'not hate speech' The Local (Sweden) October 20, 2011
Austrian right-wing politician acquitted of incitement in commissioning mosque video game Washington Post October 17, 2011
PM's chance to defend freedom of speech Calgary Sun (Canada) October 7, 2011
What the #!%*?: Section 13 of federal human rights code explained National Post (Canada) September 28, 2011
The Council of Europe manual on "Hate Speech" Europe News Blog September 22, 2011
Free Speech "under pressure from various sources": Lars Hedegaard European Son Blog September 12, 2011
Anti-Anti-Islam American Thinker September 11, 2011
"The Field for Free Speech is Narrowing" Gates of Vienna September 11, 2011
Extremists on all sides exploit taboos Sydney Morning Herald September 6, 2011
GAGGING US SOFTLY Steyn Online September 6, 2011
ESW: Europe is Changing, Part 2 Gates of Vienna September 1, 2011
The Administration Takes on 'Islamophobia' National Review Online September 1, 2011
Chilling Free Speech in the Great White North American Thinker August 31, 2011
Amid Rise of Multiculturalism, Dutch Confront Their Questions of Identity New York Times August 16, 2011
Web Freedom SUN Television August 16, 2011
2UE host's remarks on prophet investigated Sydney Morning Herald August 15, 2011
United Nations Affirms the Human Right to Blaspheme Religion Dispatches August 12, 2011
Ezra Levant Interviews The Man Sentenced To Islam SUN Television August 11, 2011
US State Department to coordinate measures against "religious defamation" Hot Air August 6, 2011
Interviewing Mark Steyn on the Source SUN Television August 4, 2011
Mad march of political correctness The Australian August 3, 2011
Hate Speech and Anders Breivik National Review Online August 3, 2011
The Norway Massacre and Europe's War on Free Speech Hudson NY July 28, 2011
Fred & Catherine Grandy on the Frank Gaffney Show Center for Security Policy - Secure Freedom Radio July 20, 2011
Former Czech PM sued over statements on Islam Prague Daily Monitor July 11, 2011
Geert Wilders Slams OIC on Out-of-Bounds Criticism of Free Speech Suite 101 July 8, 2011
Dutch Foreign Minister Stands up for Geert Wilders Gates of Vienna July 6, 2011
The Show Trial of Geert Wilders - Part 2 Citizen Warrior Blog June 30, 2011
Geert Wilders, a Voltaire for our times? Press Europe June 28, 2011
Putting the Wilders Win in Context National Review Online June 25, 2011
Wilders to Ezra Levant - Hate Speech Laws Should Go Gates of Vienna June 24, 2011
Geert Wilders Acquitted National Review Online June 23, 2011
Wilders extremely happy with acquittal Radio Netherlands June 23, 2011
Dutch populist Geert Wilders acquitted of hate speech Reuters June 23, 2011
ESW Interviewed by Ezra Levant on SUN TV Gates of Vienna June 22, 2011
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders faces judgement Expatica June 22, 2011
The Show Trial of Geert Wilders Citizen Warrior Blog June 10, 2011
Drunken man who stuffed ham in Muslims' shoes, hung meat slices outside mosque spared jail time New York Daily News June 7, 2011
Over the Rainbow National Review Online June 2, 2011
Final remarks of Geert Wilders at his trial in Amsterdam, June 1, 2011 Geert Wilders' Website June 1, 2011
Hate speech trial of Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker ends with defence, prosecution in agreement Google May 31, 2011
Islamophobic shooter game triggers trial Austrian Independent May 27, 2011
Geert Wilders Anti-Islam Show Trial 'Must Go On' Hudson NY May 27, 2011
Prosecutors again call for anti-Islam lawmaker's acquittal Expatica May 26, 2011
Dutch debate whether to scrap blasphemy law Fox News May 25, 2011
Dutch court rejects anti-Islam MP's bias claim Google May 23, 2011
Expert witness in Wilders trial: "The Dutch will, from now on, have to live with unpredictable limitations of the freedom of speech" Jihad Watch May 23, 2011
To fight the xenophobic populists, we need more free speech, not less Guardian May 13, 2011
French far-right MP stripped of EU parliamentary immunity Expatica May 11, 2011
Levant: Radical Islam issues hit here, too Toronto Sun May 11, 2011
The Protocol of the Elders of Vienna Gates of Vienna May 10, 2011
My full interview with Geert Wilders (and Brooke Goldstein) SUN Television May 10, 2011
France acquits man who urinated on Qur'an News 24 May 10, 2011
Something rotten in Denmark (and here) Canada Free Press May 10, 2011
Denmark: Free Speech is for Muslim Hate Groups, Not Their Critics NewsRealBlog May 9, 2011
Statement by Lars Hedegaard on his conviction for "hate speech" International Free Press Society May 7, 2011
UN could move to target criticism of Islam as 'hate speech' Catholic News Agency May 6, 2011
Protecting Muslim Girls From Rape is Now a Crime in Europe NewsRealBlog May 5, 2011
We Are All Lars Hedegaard Gates of Vienna May 4, 2011
Geert Wilders Comes to Nashville Gates of Vienna May 4, 2011
Free speech advocate guilty of racism Vlad Tepes Blog May 3, 2011
Final remarks by Geert Wilders at his Sharia trial in Amsterdam today Jihad Watch May 2, 2011
Fund the Truth About Islam or Lose the War of Ideas Frontpage April 29, 2011
A Danish Show Trial, Yet Again Gates of Vienna April 27, 2011
Wilders' trial 'extremely complicated,' says expert Hürriyet Daily News April 27, 2011
The Danish Show Trial Against Lars Hedegaard Die Achse des Guten April 21, 2011
Anti-Islam lawmaker's trial on hate speech charges to continue; move to dismiss judges fails Google April 19, 2011
Ex-soldier jailed for burning Koran in Carlisle BBC News April 19, 2011
Free Speech, State Censorship, and the Prosecution of Dutch Politician Wilders New American April 15, 2011
Frigid Atmosphere in Wilders Court Case Dutch News April 14, 2011
Men acquitted over threat to burn Bible, Koran World Radio Switzerland April 14, 2011
Re: The OIC vs. Freedom of Expression National Review Online April 13, 2011
Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders' hate speech trial resumes, lawyer aims to discredit judge Google April 13, 2011
BNP candidate Sion Owens faces 'Koran burn' charge BBC News April 11, 2011
The OIC vs. Freedom of Expression National Review Online April 7, 2011
Finnish priest persecuted for speaking out against terrorists RT News April 7, 2011
Muslim row over minister's speech Connexion April 7, 2011
Free Speech in a Non Free World Family Security Matters April 6, 2011
French interior minister facing legal action over Muslim comments Telegraph April 6, 2011
An Anti-Blasphemy Measure Laid to Rest National Review Online March 31, 2011
Wilders Trial to Continue as Court Rejects Defence Objections NIS News March 30, 2011
Muslims File Complaints over Melanie Phillips Column Israel National News March 29, 2011
The threat to a British liberty Spectator (UK) March 26, 2011
Swedish court: naked Muhammad pics legal The Local (Sweden) March 18, 2011
Dutch anti-Islam MP seeks end to hate speech trial Expatica March 15, 2011
ESW in Miami Gates of Vienna March 14, 2011
Living in harmony a mixed blessing Australian March 14, 2011
ESW: The Stackelbeck Report Gates of Vienna March 10, 2011
Law in Austria: Guilty for Questioning Islam Hudson NY March 9, 2011
Politician on trial for nude Muhammad poster The Local (Sweden) March 7, 2011
European Free Speech Under Attack The Wall Street Journal February 22, 2011
Blaspheming Against the Blasphemy Law Gates of Vienna February 21, 2011
The case of the part-time pedophile Steyn Online February 21, 2011
Judge: Anti-Islam lawmaker can seek dismissal Top News February 17, 2011
Multiculturalism Has Failed American Spectator February 17, 2011
Geert Wilders. Holland's Never-Ending Scandal Propagandist Blog February 16, 2011
The BBC Breaches Its Charter Gates of Vienna February 16, 2011
The Trial of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, Day 3 Gates of Vienna February 15, 2011
Judges Rule Case Against Dutch Anti-Islam MP To Continue Voice of America February 14, 2011
Reclaiming Our Rights Frontpage February 9, 2011
Wilders' inciting hatred trial resumes in front of new judges Dutch News February 8, 2011
Geert Wilders' statement, February 7 2011 Geert Wilders' Website February 7, 2011
Time to Reform Denmark's Anti-Hate Speech Law Family Security Matters February 6, 2011
Complainant in Wilders case objects to prosecution team Expatica February 4, 2011
The Roster of the Silenced: Second Wave Gates of Vienna February 3, 2011
The Free Word Gates of Vienna February 2, 2011
Breaking News: Lars Hedegaard Acquitted! Scaramouche Blog January 31, 2011
Decision in Denmark Frontpage January 26, 2011
Lars Hedegaard: Defending Free Speech from Western Enablers of Totalitarian Islam American Thinker January 25, 2011
Lars man standing - again Steyn Online January 25, 2011
Free Speech on Trial in Austria … and Europe Pajamas Media January 23, 2011
Judicial Bias in the Geert Wilders Trial Big Peace January 21, 2011
Massive International Support for Lars Hedegaard The International Free Press Society-Canada January 21, 2011
Terrorism Works: No Freedom of Religion or Speech in the UK The Jawa Report January 21, 2011
Man held in Koran burning inquiry Yahoo News January 20, 2011
US pastor Terry Jones banned from entering UK BBC News January 20, 2011
Europe On Trial Hudson NY January 18, 2011
The Roster of the Silenced: First Wave Gates of Vienna January 18, 2011
The Trial of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, Day 2 Gates of Vienna January 18, 2011
ESW: A Submission to the Court in Vienna Gates of Vienna January 17, 2011
Tommy Robinson to be Charged Under Section Four Gates of Vienna January 14, 2011
Iberia and the Muslims -- Down a Deadly Path American Thinker January 7, 2011
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff's Speech in Paris Gates of Vienna December 18, 2010
Wilders is a 'golden pompadoured maverick': Wikileaks Dutch News December 17, 2010

Blog Posts

Title Publication Date
Danish Supreme Court Acquits Hedegaard Legal Project Blog April 21, 2012
The Strange Views of Mr. Quraishi and their Disturbing Implications for Free Speech Legal Project Blog February 17, 2012
Why is the Obama Administration Giving the OIC a Say in Our Right to Free Speech? Legal Project Blog December 10, 2011
Geert Wilders' Acquittal: An Important First Step for Free Speech in the Netherlands Legal Project Blog September 24, 2011
Wilders in Wonderland Legal Project Blog June 10, 2011
Another Bite at the Apple: Hedegaard Found Guilty Legal Project Blog May 10, 2011
February was Hate Speech Month in Europe Legal Project Blog March 14, 2011
Eternal Vigilance in the Defense of Free Speech: An Interview with Lars Hedegaard Legal Project Blog March 3, 2011
Lessons From Denmark Legal Project Blog December 31, 2010

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"Last June, I was acquitted of all charges by an Amsterdam court. The Middle East Forum's Legal Project ... was always there to help, advise and assist ... The importance of the MEF's Legal Project in reclaiming free expression and political discourse ... cannot be overestimated."

Geert Wilders, September 29, 2011

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