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DARE: Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling
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DARE: State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing ‘Natural Law’
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DARE: State Department Bars Press Corps from Pompeo Briefing, Won’t Release List of Attendees
State Department excludes its press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and says it won't distribute a transcript or list of... More
DARE: On Amazon, a QAnon Conspiracy Book Climbs the Charts—with an Algorithmic Push
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DARE: Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Case
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DARE: In Extraordinary Statement, Trump Stands With Saudis Despite Khashoggi Killing
President Trump declares he won’t hold Saudi rulers accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, putting preference on arms sales and... More
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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.