New media law gives #Poland’s govt fuller control. Concerns grow over law&justice policies
The White House just issued a statement on #Ethiopia citing it as „model for development.“ No mention of #OromoProtests or the over 80 dead.
— Jeffrey Smith (@Smith_RFKennedy) 30. Dezember 2015
The U.S. ramping up the pressure on #Ethiopia after new round of arrests of journalists http://go.wh.gov/yng1G3

Best of 2015: Which countries have the most equal #LGBT laws? http://wef.ch/1OLbU72

Baffling @WhiteHouse statement on #Ethiopia condemns journalist arrests but is mute on protester killings. https://t.co/rOTSMM70uF — Leslie Lefkow (@LefkowHRW) 31. Dezember 2015

“The Birth & Death Of Privacy: 3,000 Years of History Told Through 46 Images” By @ferenstein https://t.co/2xxVsUEDIg pic.twitter.com/VybofUNjIR — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
Bangladeshi lawyer takes aim at sexual violence by religious edict | Lipika Pelham https://t.co/LU7gKhr5Je @hopeforwomenmv @haveeru — ahmed shaheed (@ahmedshaheed) 30. Dezember 2015
.@IndexCensorship #Index100: Unveiling this year’s 100 global #freespeech heroes https://t.co/PURECgaSuU … pic.twitter.com/nopbtCXoJR — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
2015, an awful year for free media in #Europe; arrests,assaults, legal restrictions & murder.https://t.co/wfl95nWZhB pic.twitter.com/yfh9CPENn2 — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
New media law gives #Poland’s govt fuller control. Concerns grow over law&justice policies. https://t.co/Mveo0B4sXi pic.twitter.com/5y3yEw5XfS — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
2015: A year in taxation https://t.co/15qnIAKVoY via @richardjmurphy — Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 31. Dezember 2015
Que 2016 soit 365 „plébiscites de tous les jours“ pour que les institutions renouent avec les citoyens #BonneAnnée https://t.co/fYvDZSzUw2 — Gérard Larcher ن (@gerard_larcher) 31. Dezember 2015
BBC News – Apple ‚to pay €318m‘ to settle Italy tax fraud case https://t.co/XD9hj7S1aI — Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 31. Dezember 2015
En Italie, Apple va payer 318 millions d’euros suite à une enquête pour fraude fiscale https://t.co/VoeyugX4Rt via letemps — Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 31. Dezember 2015
#Poland passes law on media control, and ignores #EU concerns again … https://t.co/pEmgJJ4JhL pic.twitter.com/NL2CwVuKXJ — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
„#Freedom and #pluralism of the #media are crucial for a pluralist society“ @TimmermansEU https://t.co/pJIX8NVbaf pic.twitter.com/SED7O6BSCV — media.eu (@MediaEu) 31. Dezember 2015

#CPJ: Of 69 journalists killed for their work in 2015,40% died at the hands of #IS militants. https://t.co/mFXIsumzRO pic.twitter.com/wVH4bfSfoq — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
Orgs urge #Poland „to resist any temptation to strengthen political control over the media“ https://t.co/Snia5vVHpT pic.twitter.com/sWpKvH8kqH — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
Join us on February 7th in London to remember the Deportations http://kresy-siberia.org/museum/balham/ and http://kresy-siberia.org/museum/pl/balham/ …
Hezbollah Fighters Are Fed Up With Fighting Syria’s War http://thebea.st/1SlKhac via @thedailybeast
Gazans Slam Hamas Decision To Ban New Year Celebrations http://ow.ly/WuWjJ

Orgs alarmed by #Poland’s draft media law saying it wld politicize public news channels. https://t.co/YLyur2REBL pic.twitter.com/k0OBzJXjsg — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015
1M sea arrivals to #Europe in 2015,but 3,700+ #refugees didn’t survive.Safe/legal routes now. https://t.co/rNNAdNgqlK pic.twitter.com/6f4BK55ctu — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 31. Dezember 2015

Und wyr wiederholen es gerne: „Silvester“ schreibt man mit „i“. Mit „y“ ist’s der Kater am Morgen danach. pic.twitter.com/TOn4H03d7F — DLR_next (@DLR_next) 31. Dezember 2015

Österreicher/in des Jahres! https://t.co/fH11vZW4V3 — cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 31. Dezember 2015
Israeli authors, politicians blast move to ban novel on Arab-Jewish romance from schools https://t.co/A4J4Z8c4uk pic.twitter.com/P4WDs2SyG3 — Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) 31. Dezember 2015
Turkish building companies are key players in #Russia. Sorry. They were…https://t.co/6iUpLKlnKv #SU24 #sanctions — Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 30. Dezember 2015
Normandy 4 (GER/F/RF/UA) agree to extend #Minsk II deadline into 2016. (Initially it was Dec 31) https://t.co/4Vc99OuXkx #Ukraine — Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 30. Dezember 2015
Russia gives blogger 5 years for urging people to protest, criticizing Ukraine intervention. https://t.co/44cemAg3uy pic.twitter.com/5M2GvyR03x — Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) 30. Dezember 2015
2015- 1of d worst yrs ever in Maldivs politix. More dark days ahead unless leading politicians of all stripes form a new vision of d future. — ahmed shaheed (@ahmedshaheed) 30. Dezember 2015
Refugee crisis: UN warns ’staggering increase‘ will continue in 2016 https://t.co/qxV14lVRAd pic.twitter.com/CdF4Yh9EJw — SBS News (@SBSNews) 30. Dezember 2015
الحب فطرة إنسانية ولدت معنا، لا نحتاج أن نتعلمها بل أن نتعلم كيف نعبر عنها؟ كيف نشبعها؟ كيف نسيطر عليها؟ — سلمان العودة (@salman_alodah) 30. Dezember 2015
BREAKING: There are 1800 #people at the petrol station and it is SNOWING. How can #Europe care so little for so many? — MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 30. Dezember 2015
The year in human rights tweets: 2. Je suis migrant. (If only). https://t.co/IOvW8IoaoN #Rights2015 pic.twitter.com/bBRgbrcwV0 — Jim Murphy (@jimmurphySF) 30. Dezember 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, @TIukED looks back at the year and also ahead to the next. Read his round-up here: https://t.co/5YLSbc33pw — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 30. Dezember 2015
Some of the money set aside for Nelson Mandela’s funeral in 2013 simply vanished https://t.co/FsNHVwwmJS pic.twitter.com/lctA0viEFn — The Economist (@TheEconomist) 30. Dezember 2015

Working in the shadows. Powerful photos by Angelos Tzortzinis on the plight of #refugees. https://t.co/FRNY3SAu7f pic.twitter.com/21hKKnaCdS — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. Dezember 2015

It’s your last chance to help torture survivors in 2015: please support us before 00.00hrs http://bit.ly/1QUj4KX

#Iran’s President Rouhani Orders Defense Minister to Speed Up Development of country’s Missile Program https://t.co/iUvQ8VOZA3 — Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 31. Dezember 2015
#Iran FM Zarif’s selfie with mother of Imad Mughniyeh https://t.co/SXlmG7KEHy — Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) 31. Dezember 2015

#China artist @aiww shares images,drawing attention 2 plight of #refugees arriving in Greece.https://t.co/Uha7gP9RO4 pic.twitter.com/4rLiJZE1Ls
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. Dezember 2015
For the 1st time courts of one country, #Senegal, prosecute the ex-leader of another, #Chad. https://t.co/zVcpI5zll6 pic.twitter.com/H3UyqXc9C7
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. Dezember 2015

WATCH: #Germany welcomed #Noujain, a remarkable girl f #Syria. Her Xmas wish is a simple one.https://t.co/W7EqanJE25 pic.twitter.com/klm3qnQZSP — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 30. Dezember 2015
Russian airstrikes kill over 2,300 in Syria, says human rights group https://t.co/lF8lxT4M5A — Guardian World (@guardianworld) 30. Dezember 2015
It is time for a Money Commission – https://t.co/2EK6mfbpyQ #moneycommission pic.twitter.com/H4J9dZsAUC — Hans-Rudolf Scheller (@schellerfamily1) 30. Dezember 2015
Scary vid #BREAKING — #Dubai’s Address Hotel on fire. https://t.co/fX8CggTAgO — Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 31. Dezember 2015
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Happy New Year to everyone!

I wish you all a happy, healthy & peaceful 2016! С новым годом! Frohes neues Jahr! Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Bonne année!


Österreicher/in des Jahres! https://t.co/fH11vZW4V3 — cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 31. Dezember 2015

.@UN chief Ban Ki-moon, on private #Vienna trip, meets @SebastianKurz #GlobalGoals start 1 Jan @UN_Spokesperson pic.twitter.com/pxRPcdPScA
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 30. Dezember 2015
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Wer #Lügenpresse ruft, wünscht sich eigentlich „propagandistischen Journalismus“ – lesenswerter @DLF-Beitrag https://t.co/2UWIpNau1t
— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 31. Dezember 2015
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