See free speech on Wiktionary
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"sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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"sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
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"word": "слобода говора"
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"roman": "săyree pâap nai gaan pôot",
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"sense": "right to express an opinion in public",
"word": "آزادی گفتار"
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