Europe's crackdown on speech goes far and wide
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'12,183 arrests'
SUMMARY

In Europe, free speech faces increasing restrictions as governments tighten laws to curb inflammatory content. A notable case is Lucy Connolly, a 41-year-old nanny in England, jailed for over 330 days for a post on X. After a tragic knife attack in Southport killed three girls, Connolly posted: “Mass deportation now. Set fire to all the f—ing hotels full of the bastards for all I care.” She deleted it hours later, but the post, retweeted 940 times, led to a 31-month sentence for intending to stir racial hatred.

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