Berlin, Feb 6, 2026 (AFP) - UN expert warns of 'shrinking space' for free speech in Germany

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The UN's special rapporteur on freedom of expression on Friday said hate speech was rising in Germany but the government response was heavy-handed at times. Germany had seen a "rise of hate speech, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, vitriolic, anti-migrant and gendered hate speech," Irene Khan told a Berlin press conference. While the government was right to take these threats seriously, Khan said counter-measures had sometimes been "inconsistent with......

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