From the UK to Reykjavík, Citizens Are Learning a Horrific Truth

This is not an isolated case. Across the West, dissent is increasingly treated as criminal. Only two weeks ago, Irish comedian Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow and interrogated by five armed officers over three tweets. In Brazil, activist Isabella Cêpa was forced to flee the country after being prosecuted for “misgendering” a politician and facing up to 25 years in prison. From Britain to Reykjavík to São Paulo, words are being policed with the full force of the state.