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– Tunisian security forces target journalists covering anti-austerity protests (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 24, 2018

The Tunisian government's overzealous security response to recent anti-austerity protests has put press freedom in jeopardy.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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