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– Police beat up prominent radio journalist in Galkayo, Somalia (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 7, 2017

On 5 February 2017, Puntland police removed the director of Radio Voice of Peace from his office in Galkayo, Mudug region, and beat him with guns and batons.
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