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– Pacific Islands News Association condemns media attacks in Papua New Guinea and Fiji (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 25, 2018

Threats, verbal abuse, and arrest of media workers in the Pacific are on the rise.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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