But in sentencing them to two years' imprisonment, Russia has set the limits of freedom of expression in the wrong place.
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, accepted the request, saying it was up to the courts to decide the limits of freedom of expression.
In comparing these cultures, particularly their educational and media institutions and practices, I notice differences but I also see common trends, among the most concerning of which are the limiting of freedom of expression and the growth of coercive conventionalism.
Independent satirists and writers also generally feel unhindered in pushing the limits of freedom of expression in Latin America's largest democracy.
"We want to find the limits of freedom of expression here, and show those limits to others," Grigory Petrovich Lyubomirov, a writer and director of the program, said between breaks in filming.
A spokesperson for the festival said today that, "technology permitting", Atwood would be taking part in the PEN debate on censorship, which will explore cultural preconceptions about the acceptable limits of freedom of expression.
Press and rights groups here and abroad have condemned the killing, with the Inter-American Press Associathat warning that "criminals and organized crime are defining the limits of freedom of expression" here.
"Whenever there are limits of freedom of expression, in order for those limits to be considered constitutionally valid, those limits have to be clear and not be very vague.
Only months ago, Mr. Malema also stirred heated debate about the limits of freedom of expression and the definition of hate speech by singing a song from South Africa's liberation struggle — "Shoot the Boer".
Social media users are also testing the limits of freedom of expression.
