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– IFEX-ALC condemns arbitrary detention of Venezuelan Twitter user (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 21, 2018

The IFEX-ALC is calling for the immediate release of Pedro Jaimes Criollo, a twitter user detained and tortured for posting public information about the presidential aircraft on his aerospace news account.
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