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– Pakistan: Journalist arrested for posting critical posts on Facebook (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 1, 2017

Local journalists believe Zafar Achakzai was arrested for comments he had posted on Facebook criticizing security agencies and the arrest of a member of the provincial assembly, for killing a traffic police constable in a hit and run accident.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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