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    ACTA Protests Escalate Throughout Europe

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    Monday February 06, 2012
    AccessNow is maintaining an excellent map of the protests planned across the continent on February 11th, which has been designated an international day of action against ACTA. The issue has attracted mainstream media attention (eg. New York Times) and questions emerge about the likelihood the treaty will receive the necessary approvals for ratification.
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    Poland Suspends ACTA Ratification

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    Friday February 03, 2012
    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the country is suspending its ratification of the Anti-Counterfeitint Trade Agreement. The announcement comes following huge protests in cities across the country.
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    "Why I Signed ACTA"

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    Friday February 03, 2012
    Slovenia's Ambassador to Japan offers a full explanation for why she signed ACTA:

    I signed ACTA out of civic carelessness, because I did not pay enough attention. Quite simply, I did not clearly connect the agreement I had been instructed to sign with the agreement that, according to my own civic conviction, limits and withholds the freedom of engagement on the largest and most significant network in human history, and thus limits particularly the future of our children.
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    MEP Says ACTA Goes Too Far

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    Thursday February 02, 2012
    The Guardian features an exclusive interview with Kader Arif, the lead ACTA negotiator in the European Parliament who quit his position over objections that review process is a charade.
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