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– Egyptian rights group calls for suspension of freedom of expression cases (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 16, 2018

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has condemned recent violations of freedom of expression and called on the government to "accept all freedoms in general and freedom of the media in particular".
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