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EU protests against Acta treaty on the rise (Photo: hdzimmermann)

Czech Republic stops ratification of anti-counterfeit treaty

The Czech Republic has stopped ratification of the controversial anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta), becoming the second EU country to do so after Poland.

The decision came after Anonymous - a loose network of cyber activists campaigning against the so-called 'New World Order' - hacked into and released to media the private addresses and telephone numbers of senior Czech politicians.

"We cannot accept under any circumstances, that civil liberties and free access to inform...

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EU protests against Acta treaty on the rise (Photo: hdzimmermann)

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