First Amendment | Watching America

Guatemala: Fanaticism and Intolerance

Alex Copley - September 15, 2025. Published in La Hora

[W]hat has happened to a country previously thought of as a model for tolerance and maturity toward different ideas and political expression?

Canada: Who’s Charlie?

Reg Moss - March 9, 2023. Published in L'actualité

Attacks on freedom of expression are not limited to libraries and medical offices; they are increasingly common online.

Japan: Social Media and Trump: A Measured Case for Banning the President

Robin Koerner - January 27, 2021. Published in The Sankei News

Czech Republic: Is Crazy America Censoring Trump? No, Freedom of Speech Applies to Action by Twitter

Robin Koerner - January 23, 2021. Published in Lidove Noviny

It would be considered censorship ... if anyone (including Trump) were not allowed to express his opinion. Nothing of the sort happened.

Japan: Why Can Americans Speak So Openly about Whom They Will Vote For?

Robin Koerner - November 5, 2020. Published in Yahoo News

[P]eople of all ages, sexes and occupations can freely and unashamedly express their opinions about politics and accept these freedoms as natural.

Italy: Having Signed an Order That Bans Immunity from Prosecution, Trump Gets Even with Twitter, Saying Social Networks May Be Punished

Robin Koerner - June 9, 2020. Published in La Repubblica

France: Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited to the United States

Robin Koerner - March 10, 2020. Published in Le Monde

Extraditing Assange ... would be a terrible step backward for democracy.

France: Trump Against Freedom of the Press

Robin Koerner - June 3, 2019. Published in Le Monde

American journalists have always exposed government mistakes and abuses of power with the help of classified documents.

Spain: Trump’s Love-Hate for the Press

Marta Quirós Alarcón - October 19, 2018. Published in El País

[Trump] has turned the daily grind of the White House into something akin to a reality show.

Spain: This Is the Real Threat to US Democracy, and It’s Coming from the Left

Robin Koerner - September 19, 2018. Published in El Confidencial

[B]y trying to suppress Bannon and others on the right, liberals are likely making their ideas seem more potent.

Saudi Arabia: Independent Media Central to Success of US Society

Lalatendu Das - September 14, 2018. Published in Arab News

South Korea: Media Attacks on US President Trump Remind Us To Value Freedom of Press

Robin Koerner - September 8, 2018. Published in

In an April report by Reporters Without Borders, South Korea was rated 43rd in the world for freedom of press, ranking higher than the U.S. (45th) and Japan (67th).

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