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– Asia & Pacific Round-up May 2017 (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 3, 2017

Chilling press freedom reports from across the region; Maldivian bloggers abroad harassed; China collects, India leaks; campaign against net shutdown in South Asia
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