Poland Polish independence march banned by court over far-right violence The annual rally on November 11 has recently been overshadowed by violent clashes and anti-Semitism. 27/10/2021
Biztech news Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledged in internal documents obtained by The Associated Press that it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" that saw Filipina maids complaining on the social media site of being abused. 25/10/2021
Travel News Morocco bans all flights to UK, Germany and the Netherlands In response to an increase in covid cases across the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, Morocco has banned until further notice. 21/10/2021
Italy Calls grow in Italy to ban far-right Forza Nuova after demo violence Some political parties are calling for Forza Nuova to be dissolved following Saturday's violence at anti-health pass protests in which the far-right group was implicated. 11/10/2021
France France moves closer to banning so-called gay conversion therapy MPs in the lower house of France's parliament unanimously supported a new law to ban so-called gay conversion therapy. 06/10/2021
Denmark Denmark to extend ban on mink farming until 2023 Concerns have been raised about potential mutations of the coronavirus in mink, which could affect the future effectiveness of vaccines. 28/09/2021
Greenland Greenland town bans alcohol after increase in local violence A town in eastern Greenland town has issued a two-week ban on all sales of alcohol after 'several spooky incidents'. 09/09/2021
Spain Spain mulls ban on expressions of support for dictator Franco The draft bill is another milestone in the government's aim to heal divisions over Franco's place in Spanish history but is likely to re-ignite the debate over freedom of expression. 20/07/2021
USA Donald Trump has Facebook ban extended until at least January 2023 "We believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available." 04/06/2021
Germany Germany carries out raids after banning groups linked to Hezbollah Germany's Interior Ministry said the banned groups are suspected of raising funds for families of killed Hezbollah fighters, under the guise of humanitarian purposes. 19/05/2021
The Cube Online criticism grows over French proposal to ban hijab for children #HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces. 12/04/2021
China China: BBC World News taken off air for 'serious content violation' Chinese state media say the BBC news channel has failed to be 'true and impartial'. Last week China's state broadcaster's licence was revoked in the UK. 11/02/2021
Switzerland Switzerland urges voters to reject referendum on banning burqas The Swiss government has called for voters to reject a proposal to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs at a referendum in March. 19/01/2021
The Cube YouTube removes video of Austrian MP over 'COVID-19 misinformation' Herbert Kickl claimed that children would play "not the slightest role" in spreading the virus. 15/01/2021
Netherlands Amsterdam mulls ban on foreign tourists at its cannabis 'coffee shops' Only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the city's 166 coffee shops under new proposals. 11/01/2021
Sweden Sweden bans Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks Swedish regulators have banned the use of telecommunications equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE in its upcoming 5G network. 20/10/2020
Turkey Turkey bans Kurdish-language play, organisers say Turkish authorities have put a stop to performances of Kurdish-language play "Beru" in an Istanbul theatre, according to organisers. 14/10/2020
world news Facebook to ban posts about Holocaust denial The move is the company's latest attempt to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the US presidential election. 13/10/2020
The Cube Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all platforms Facebook says it will ban QAnon accounts across all platforms including pages that "do not contain violent content". 07/10/2020
world news Facebook will ban new political adverts in week before US election Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will also prevent campaigns and their supporters from making premature claims of the vote result. 03/09/2020
world news COVID-19: which European country has the strictest response policy? School closings, fiscal measures, contact tracing.. a team from Oxford University has come up with an index scoring governments' response policies all around the world. 31/08/2020
USA WeChat users and TikTok sue Trump over app bans Trump announced the ban on the Chinese apps earlier in August. It's set to take effect on September 20. 23/08/2020
France UCL final: Marseille lifts ban on arch-rival PSG fans after criticism Authorities had planned to restrict PSG fans access to the Old Port area, fearing clashes. 22/08/2020
Germany Germany: 'Nordadler' becomes third neo-Nazi group banned this year The far-right group whose name means 'Northern Eagle' promoted far-right ideology via social media and reportedly planned a neo-Nazi community in the German countryside. 23/06/2020
USA New York City ducks out of allowing sale of foie gras New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to ban foie gras - food made from the liver of a fattened duck or goose. 01/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: Brexit, Brussels scale-back, and pressure over ivory trade We look at what the UK loses by missing out on EU meetings, and at how the EU is facing increased pressure over ivory trade within its borders. 22/08/2019
