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Yahoo: Branch of AfD Placed Under State Surveillance
January 27, 2021
A regional branch of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is being actively monitered by Germany's domestic intelligence agency as a possible prelude to placing the party under surveillance nationally as a « suspicious entity », which would give agents increased powers of surveillance.
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Politico: Europe’s China Deal May Cloud Transatlantic Relations
January 20, 2021
According to Politico, U.S. officials and European diplomats warn that the EU’s signing of an investment deal with Beijing dampens prospects for a much anticipated transatlantic alliance to regulate the digital realm.
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Poland plans to make Censoring of Social Media Accounts Illegal
January 18, 2021
The Guardian reports that Polish government officials have denounced the deactivation of Donald Trump’s social media accounts and will draft a law that will make it illegal for tech companies to take similar actions in Poland.
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Kremlin Critic Nalvany Detained After Returning to Russia
January 18, 2021
Five months after surviving a nerve agent attack, Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany, accused of multiple violations of parole and will be held in custody until a court makes a decision in his case.
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ECtHR To Examine Human Rights Violations in Crimea
January 15, 2021
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to examine allegations by Kyiv that Russia committed human rights violations in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014.
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