freedom of association
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"I have dedicated my life to fighting for freedom of association, hoping that China will have independent trade unions," he told the court in March.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
On a more positive note, the report also highlighted how "the government effectively enforced laws protecting freedom of association, collective bargaining, and the right of workers to engage in a strike or other industrial action".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
Freedom of the press, free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, freedom of thought, and other Constitutionally protected rights and liberties will be restricted.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024
“Freedom of expression and freedom of association are critical to an open society,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
The difficulties of investigation have been almost insurmountable,—no visitor, during two hundred years, having been allowed the slightest freedom of association with the people, or opportunity for travel.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various
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