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– Citizen-journalists increasingly spied on, hounded in Iran (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 26, 2017

According to RSF's tally, 94 Internet users, mainly users of the instant messaging service Telegram, have been arrested since the start of the year. More and more journalists are falling victim to the war between different government factions.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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