- 1 July 1997 – Beginning of Hong Kong 1 July marches
- 1 July 2011 – "Friday of Retribution" as part of 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution
- 4 July 2012 – Teddybear Airdrop Minsk 2012; dropping of pro-freedom of speech messages attached to teddy bears (pictured) over Belarus
- 26 July 1945 – Release of the Potsdam Declaration by United States President Harry S. Truman, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China Chiang Kai-shek calling for establishment of freedom of speech by Japanese Government