US EditionTrump sends free-speech team to interview UK activists
- In March 2025, the Trump administration sent a five-person US State Department team to the UK to investigate free speech concerns involving pro-life activists.
- Washington initiated the fact-finding mission amid increasing concerns about limitations on free speech, including the detention of pro-life activists who have peacefully demonstrated near abortion clinic premises.
- The US delegation, led by senior adviser Samuel Samson, interviewed five British activists arrested under new buffer zone laws and also met UK Foreign Office and Ofcom officials.
- Pro-Life activists described being detained while silently praying, with 74-year-old Rose Docherty noted as the first arrested under Scotland's buffer zone law in February 2025.
- The investigation highlights US concerns over Britain's Online Safety Act and speech regulations, which could complicate UK-US relations and reflect broader freedom of speech debates.
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Donald Trump sends free-speech team to meet British pro-life activists who were arrested for praying silently outside abortion clinics
Donald Trump has sent a team of US officials to the UK to investigate concerns over freedom of speech restrictions, particularly regarding pro-life activists who have been arrested for silent protests outside abortion clinics
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