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– Protests and a court victory amid state of emergency, constitutional amendments and media attacks: Asia-Pacific in February (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 2, 2018

Pakistan celebrates a court ruling which declared mobile service suspension as illegal, Cambodia’s constitutional amendments threaten free speech, Maldives extends the state of emergency, media attacks in Oceania, and creative protests from Thailand’s #WeWalk to China’s #MeToo campaign.
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