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– After journalists, Egypt arrests bloggers (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 11, 2018

By reining in the traditional media and blocking access to independent online media, the Egyptian authorities have reduced the country to almost complete silence.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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