The U.S. State Department has said it is monitoring the case of Lucy Connolly, the British mother jailed for 31 months for a social media post made following the Southport murders, amid escalating free speech concerns from civil liberties groups in the UK.
A spokesperson for the State Department told The Epoch Times in a statement: “We can confirm that we are monitoring this matter. The United States supports freedom of expression at home and abroad, and remains concerned about infringements on freedom of expression.”
In April, the UK government denied that free speech concerns raised by the State Department and Vice President JD Vance in relation to the criminal prosecutions of pro-life supporters had played a “material role” in the trade tariff negotiations between the two nations….