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– Journalists and human rights defenders under fire, Pride event cancelled: May in the MENA region (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 2, 2018

Celebrated Emirati human rights defender receives 10-year prison sentence; Palestinian journalists face most violence in years at hands of Israeli forces; plus Egypt, Tunisia, Beirut Pride, and more..
Source: MEDIA FEED

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