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– Peña Nieto: Your country has become the world's deadliest for journalists in 2017, even deadlier than Syria (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 11, 2017

On the eve of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's official visit to Paris, RSF wrote to him to voice concern about the very alarming situation for the media in his country, where at least seven journalists have been killed since the start of the year.
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