Tag: freedom of expression
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Human Rights Watch: Malian authorities must stop violating human rights to gain credibility
“The authorities in Mali must stop violating human rights in order to be credible,” Human Rights Watch researcher Jean Henri said in a denunciation...
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EU calls for ‘preservation of fundamental freedoms’ in Tunisia
The European Union took note of the preliminary results of the constitutional referendum held in Tunisia, calling on the authorities to "protect fundamental freedoms",...
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Guterres: Escalation of hate speech inciting violence must be tackled
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for "confronting the current escalation of hate speech in various parts of the world", seeing it as "behaviour...
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Amnesty International: Lighter banned in at least 8 countries undermines freedom of speech
Amnesty International has pointed out that in at least eight countries the ban on the screening of the film Lightyear because of a scene...
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Tagesspiegel: Germany’s administrative court has banned Palestinian “Nakba Day” demonstrations
The German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported that "Germany's Administrative Court has banned five Palestinian demonstrations, arguing that they pose a risk of inflammatory or anti-Semitic...