Useful Definitions and Synonyms

Abridge – To cut short; curtail.

Speech – a. A talk or public address: b. A printed copy of such an address.Freedom of speech - a. the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc.
b. the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (asthe power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law)

Press – a. The collecting and publishing or broadcasting of news; journalism in general.
b. The entirety of media and agencies that collect, publish, transmit, or broadcast the news.
c. The people involved in the media, as news reporters, photographers, publishers, and broadcasters.

Petition – a. To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of: address, appeal, apply, approach.
b. To make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law

Redress – To set right; remedy or rectify.

Grievances – a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance.

(above definitions at yourdictionary.com except where otherwise noted)

Intellectual Freedom - The right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause, or movement may be explored.

(above definition from ala.org)