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– Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja fatally shot by Israeli forces, RSF calls for investigation (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 9, 2018

RSF condemns the disproportionate use of force by Israeli troops, in which Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja was fatally shot at Gaza's border with Israel, and calls for an independent investigation into this crime against press freedom.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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