Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who was being tried in the Netherlands for "hate speech," has been acquitted. He had said Muslim immigrants in the Netherlands were refusing to assimilate and become Dutch. See this Reutersarticle for details.
The party he leads has advocated limiting immigration of Muslim individuals, and banning of face veils and burqas. His party is third largest in parliament and part of the ruling coalition.
His acquittal is an important defense of free speech.
