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– Roller coaster ride around the region: Releases, abductions, shutdowns and awards in Sub-Saharan Africa (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 8, 2018

From Eskinder Nega's release, a landmark ECOWAS judgment and a legal challenge in support of LGBTQI+ rights, to internet shutdowns and harassment of journalists, it was a month of emotional highs and lows in the region.
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