– Judge releases drug trafficker who planned to kill journalist Cándido Figueredo (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 19, 2017

Figueredo, who received an International Press Freedom Award in 2015, has lived under 24-hour police protection for more than two decades following years of death threats for his coverage of organized crime and drug trafficking.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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