https://common-place.ingonoka.com/tags/free-speech/ Recent content in Free Speech on Common-Place Blog Hugo en Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://common-place.ingonoka.com/2026/09/12/index1/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://common-place.ingonoka.com/2026/09/12/index1/ <div class="sect1"> <h2 id="_oliver_janich_in_jail_philippines">Oliver Janich - in Jail Philippines</h2> <div class="sectionbody"> <div class="paragraph"> <p>2026-09-12 11.43</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>Here is an interesting (actually terrifying) case that any German should know who believes they can freely express their opinion on German politics while living in the Philippines.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>German police can turn a mere accusation against you into a long prison sentence in the Philippines without legal process whatsoever. This is bad as it is, but it gets worse when you consider that the actual case involved the exercise of free speech on the Internet.</p> </div>