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– 'We want the world to know': Activists reporting on occupation face legal threats in Western Sahara (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 13, 2018

Local journalists and media activists reporting on the occupation and Moroccan abuses face legal obstacles and risk lengthy jail sentences in order to make their voices heard.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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