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22 December 2018

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Stories from 22 December 2018

China's campaign against Christmas makes celebrating a difficult choice for citizens

Written by Oiwan Lam ·

"Are all these measures to enhance and promote Chinese culture or a sign of losing confidence on one’s own culture?"

Report says hackers detected online protest-sniffing software in Kazakhstan

Written by Eurasianet ·
Advox

The software was allegedly developed with help from Russia's security services.

Netizen Report: Bangladeshis see censorship on all sides as elections approach

Written by Netizen Report Team ·
Advox

Bangladesh is blocking websites, Sudanese telcos are blocking WhatsApp and Slack is kicking Iranians off the platform, even when they're not in Iran.

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