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– Iranian Revolution’s 38th anniversary: 38 years of media repression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 9, 2017

Iran is now one of the world’s biggest prisons for media personnel, with a total of 29 journalists and citizen-journalists detained.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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