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– Vietnam: Why is the Party cracking down harder on bloggers? (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 9, 2017

Seven bloggers and citizen-journalists have been arrested in recent weeks and two have been given long jail terms.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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