In Europe and Central Asia, Turkey's ongoing persecution of independent voices dominated the headlines. But Poland, Hungary, Russia and Ukraine also found themselves in the spotlight of shame due to attacks on civil society, rule of law, the internet and the free press.
Source: MEDIA FEED
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