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Florida Health Department’s Top Lawyer Resigns Amid Unconstitutional Efforts to Suppress Abortion Measure Ads

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Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health is embroiled in controversy after the agency’s top lawyer resigned earlier this month, alleging that Governor Ron DeSantis’s closest legal advisers issued unconstitutional directives to quash an advertising campaign supporting an abortion rights ballot measure. According to court documents filed Monday, the now-former General Counsel John Wilson claims he was ordered to send threatening letters to approximately 50 television stations statewide, warning of potential criminal charges if they continued to air the ads. The controversial Amendment 4, if passed, would modify the Florida Constitution to prevent the … Read more

Russian President Putin Implements Stringent Laws to Quash Dissent and Suppress Human Rights

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TALLINN, Estonia — The Russian government, under President Vladimir Putin’s rule, has enacted a series of laws that curtail fundamental human rights and target dissenting voices in the country. These repressive measures restrict freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the rights of minority groups and those critical of the Kremlin’s narratives. In recent years, the Kremlin has put in place legislation aimed at silencing “foreign agents” accused of influencing Russia, individuals from the LGBTQ+ community, and organizations spreading information contrary to official narratives regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The implementation of these laws … Read more