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Georgian police crack down on peaceful protests in Tbilisi, escalating assaults on assembly rights – Amnesty International

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Post date November 29, 2024

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A bill which would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives has taken a major step forward. The majority of MPs have voted to advance it to the next stage, and the bill faces weeks of more scrutiny. What does the vote tell us about British society’s changing attitude towards assisted death? Also on the programme: the BBC’s Rayhan Demetrie with the latest on protests in Georgia, after the country’s government delayed EU accession talks; and we hear from one of the artisans involved in restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral. (Photo: Activists react following the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament Square in London, Britain, 29 November 2024. Credit: Neil Hall/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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