The differences to be resolved in the current trade negotiations were, he said, small compared with the larger issue of maintaining the freedom to travel and trade on a global scale.

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There were 149 incidents in the region in 2011-12, compared with seven in the previous year, a BBC Inside Out Freedom of Information request revealed.

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Gladwell compared the level of commitment in online communities to the real risk taken by Freedom Riders and sit-in participants in the American Civil Rights Movement.

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Mr Leshchenko began working for Ukrainska Pravda several days before Gongadze's disappearance but he refuses to be compared to the dead journalist who has become an iconic figure in Ukraine, a symbol of struggle for the freedom of speech.

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Brubeck often compared jazz to democracy, saying both challenged individuals to express their freedom while being disciplined enough to respect the freedom of others.

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