Scotland's new hate crime law came into force on April 1, sparking immediate controversy over its potential effects on ...

BBC Scotland asserted that under the Scottish hate crime law, Rowling would be criminally responsible for 'derogatory ...

Act aims to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice but has come under fire from opponents who claim the new laws ...

GB News host Darren Grimes has labelled Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf as a “useless hate crime aficionado” who ...

Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force last week, a contentious law that expands existing legislation to include transgender identity as a protected characteristic from hate ...

Act aims to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice but has come under fire from opponents who claim the new laws ...

Scotland’s controversial new hate crime laws came into force on Monday, introducing updated legislation around transgender identities. Passed in 2021, the new hate crime act aims to ensure ...

SCOTLAND'S new hate crime law has sparked major controversy since it was rolled out on Monday - here's everything you need to know. JK Rowling and Elon Musk are just two high profile figures ...

But Scotland’s law against hate crime, implemented this week, extends state intervention to the “stirring of hatred” against a range of groups defined by age, disability, faith, sexual ...

Scotland's new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation ...

Perhaps freedom of speech in Scotland was still going strong after all. JK Rowling dared police to arrest her after the Hate Crime Act took effect this week If so, it might have come as a surprise ...

Perhaps freedom of speech in Scotland was still going strong after all. If so, it might have come as a surprise to those who had been listening only to critics of the Hate Crime and Public Order ...