European parliament passes law banning forced labor products
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Radio Free Asia— Uyghur activists welcome the measure, but note shortcomings.
@pressfreedom—European Parliament calls for repeal of Hong Kong security laws. Brussels, April 25, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed Thursday’s call by the European Parliament for the repeal of two Hong Kong security laws that it said undermine press freedom and for the release of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. The parliamentary resolution condemned Hong Kong’s adoption last month of
Washington Free Beacon—Congress Passes Bill To Force TikTok's Sale or Ban App. The Senate voted late Tuesday by a wide margin to send legislation to President Joe Biden that would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations within about nine months or face a ban.
NL Times—Parliament majority votes for affordable rent law, passing by wide majority. The Affordable Rent Act was passed in a vote on Thursday by the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. This law, submitted by outgoing Interior Affairs Minister Hugo de Jonge, should reduce the rental prices on some units that are available for tenants on the private rental sector.