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– OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media warns of increasing attempts to regulate press (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 24, 2017

In recent years, there has been a perceptible increase in far-reaching restrictions on the media across the globe, warns Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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