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– Round-up: Imprisoned Chinese writers, media attacks, digital media gains and censorship concerns (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 5, 2017

December: World authors campaign to release Chinese writers; relative calm in Nepal's media; targeted killings in Philippines and Burma; recognition of digital journalists in Hong Kong.
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