This document outlines a workshop about freedom of speech and assembly. It will raise awareness about the Arab Spring uprisings through discussing case studies like Nabeel Rajab, who organized protests in Bahrain and was imprisoned. The workshop will also explore freedom of speech in Denmark and the limits placed on public expression for reasons like insults, national security, and protecting confidentiality. An interactive activity will allow participants to discuss whether certain types of speech should be allowed or restricted in a democracy.

1. A Workshop
By:
Karan Khosla

2.  Raise awareness (e.g. about Arab Spring)
 Talk about “What is Freedom of Speech and
Freedom of Assembly really?”
 Freedom of speech in modern society and in
Denmark
 Case study of people fighting for their rights
 Interactive activity

3.  Who: Ordinary citizens, wanting freedom
 What: Democratic uprisings and revolutions
spread through the Arab world
 Where: Middle east and North Africa (MENA)
 When: 17 December 2010 (Mohamed Bouazizi
set himself on fire in Tunisia)
 How: Large scale protests
 Why: To have a democratic government which
will hear their opinion. To get rid of
dictatorship

4.  Tahrir Square, Egypt
 Tripoli bombed (By
UN)
 Gaddafi killed
 Saleh leaves
(Yemen president)
 Morsi winS 24 June
2012

5.  President of the
Bahrain Center for
Human Rights and
Director of the Gulf
Center for Human
Rights.
 Nabeel Rajab was
initially jailed for a
tweet, but is Nabeel Rajab
imprisoned today for
organizing protests in
the streets of Bahrain.

6.  Social media
 Tear gas
Nabeel Rajab

8.  The Danish court sees Freedom of expression
and assembly as vital for a democracy
 The legislation sets some limits to what you are
allowed to say or write publicly.
 Insults
 National Security
 Prisoners
 Army
 Confidentiality

9.  § 266 b criminalize speech by which a
group of people are threatened, insulted or
degraded on account of their race, skin
color, national or ethnic origin, religion or
sexual orientation.

10.  Kind of like agree and disagree