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– UN expert David Kaye calls on Internet access providers to respect free expression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 14, 2017

ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye, on the role of the private sector in the provision of Internet and telecommunications access.
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