"This is part of what NATO defends -- is free speech and freedom of assembly, " he said.

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Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression are also characteristics of a modern political system that supports economic modernization.

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Would you have us determine what that council can debate matches the definitions of freedom of access and freedom of speech and freedom of assembly?

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The emergency measures, announced Monday, include the suspension of freedom of assembly and give special powers to the police in the hopes of restoring order in the province, said Peru's Prime Minister Oscar Valdes.

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World Press Freedom Day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December, 1993, as an outgrowth of the Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press.

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Hoy, who has six Olympic gold medals - two from London 2012 - making him Britain's greatest Olympian, will then be given the freedom of the city during a private ceremony at the Assembly Rooms at about 15:00, watched by 500 invited guests.

BBC: Sir Chris Hoy

In that way the assembly should gradually accumulate more and more freedom of action.

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