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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Monday urged authorities in Albania to further amend a draft law on a new registration system for online media: https://bit.ly/36mdIUn via @AssociatedPress.
That didn't last long: good for #HongKong panel of international experts who resigned en masse rather than offering cover for police excesses and a complete stonewalling of accountability https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/12/11/breaking-international-experts-quit-hong-kong-investigation-police-handling-protests/?fbclid=IwAR2TJFj7yPE9-AH8H8hcgAtUWSdJ_XEgWpmDiP3IC_T-LVvY_jmg69Yv3po
A senior United Nations official urged Ethiopia on Monday to stop shutting off the internet without legal basis and revise a draft law meant to curb hate speech to ensure it protects freedom of speech: https://bit.ly/2qF9Crr via @Reuters.