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– Utterly unacceptable: IFEX condemns five-year sentence imposed on Nabeel Rajab for comments on Twitter (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 26, 2018

On 21 February 2018, renowned human rights defender and IFEX member Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to five years imprisonment for exercising his right to freedom of expression.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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