WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's constitutional court gave its final approval on Thursday to a bill that could be used to ban certain demonstrations and is part of a wider crackdown on opponents by the right-wing government.
The government-sponsored freedom of assembly bill gives officials the power to ban counter-demonstrations that take place within 100 metres of a rally deemed to be of national importance by state authorities, such as historical anniversaries.
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