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– Assessing the state of freedom in Ukraine is no easy task (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 15, 2017

The release of Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World report generated considerable debate about the findings for Ukraine, and specifically about the report's handling of Russian-occupied Crimea and the portions of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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