There's no constitutional right of free speech over there, so although free speech is generally supported, it is possible to pass laws against holding certain views. That has to be kept in mind.
If the Klan has been brought up on legal charges, I'd bet it wasn't just for holding repulsive views.
I don't know how far you can carry the term "intimidation" when dealing only with speech, unless actual threats are involved (a different matter.)
Even here in America, the word "intimidation" is being stretched quite a bit. Making people uncomfortable with your viewpoints is not quite the same thing as burning a cross in someone's front yard.
I would say Raoul's example of leaflets calling on people to inform on others could fall either way. I'd have to see the leaflet. Inform on neighbors who are committing crimes or are in the country illegally? Or just because they are foreign? The latter sounds a bit silly. "Officer, there's a foreign person over there! Arrest him for being foreign!"
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It's complicated.
