The European Union has a duty to speak out against increasing censorship, writes Rohan Jayasekera
Asteris Masouras and Veroniki Krikoni: Greece: Free speech faces abyss
Greece: Europe must defend free speech
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Polish rocker faces religious offence charge
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Greece: Free speech faces abyss
The arrest of editor Kostas Vaxevanis for exposing Swiss bank account holders is just the latest attack on free speech in Greece. Democracy itself is in danger, say Asteris Masouras and Veroniki Krikoni
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