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– Sudan: Journalists arrested while covering protests against bread price hikes (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 21, 2018

The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrested 15 journalists, including AFP, Reuters and BBC reporters, as they covered protests against unprecedented bread price hikes in Sudan.
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