Geert Wilders receives Free Speech Award in Miami
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Annually, the Florida Security Council gives away the prize to an individual or organisation whose efforts to promote the Freedom of Speech have been outstanding. Geert Wilders had been told before he would be honoured with the Free Speech Award, but he was only able to accept the Award during a special ceremony last Monday.
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Geert Wilders news round-up
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Dutch News: Wilders' ideas enjoy 40% support
Haaretz: Dutch parliament agrees to block all dialogue with Hamas
Globalpolitician.com: Fjordman Reviews 'Fitna'
Reuters: 'Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders plans new film'
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he planned to produce a follow-up film to his anti-Koran video "Fitna" to warn against the threat Islam poses to free speech and the impact of Muslim immigration.
Wilders's previous film, which was launched over the internet in March 2008 and argues that the Koran incites violence, was condemned by the Netherlands and Muslim nations, but did not spark widespread violent backlashes as initially feared.
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