SCOTLAND

Scotland's highly controversial Hate Crime and Public Order Bill has passed with 82 votes in favor, 32 against, and four abstained. The bill, that has been hotly contested by freedom of speech advocates (https://reclaimthenet.org/rights-groups-push-back-against-scotlands-proposed-hate-speech-law/), builds on the already existing legislation criminalizing what's termed as "stirring up" hatred against people based on race. But this time, Scotland has made it a crime to "stir up hatred against p...