As I prepared my notes in my hotel room some hours before the conference on the freedom of expression in Copenhagen, I was thinking of what I should tell the Danish about freedom of speech. Should I just share my experiences and the horrible consequences of our fight in “non-democratic” countries like Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Tunisia, which would be easy for them to understand — or should I be honest instead, and question just how much freedom there is in Europe? Are the Danish ready to listen and to share my skepticism?
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Source: The Huffington Post