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– The good, the bad and the ugly: Free expression in Europe and Central Asia in November (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 30, 2017

Daphne Caruana Galizia commemorated, Macedonian NGOs breathe again, bizarre court decisions in Turkey, free speech under pressure in Catalonia, UK surveillance powers challenged, Poland in big trouble, fascists, 'foreign agents', fake news and ugly scenes in Italy….
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