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– June roundup: Pre-election censorship in Kenya and Rwanda, mining for trouble in Southern Africa & more (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 5, 2017

As Rwanda and Kenya gear up for elections, both journalists and politicians are silenced, while speaking truth to power remains taboo in Tanzania and Angola. This and more from South Sudan, Nigeria, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire in our June roundup of free expression news.
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