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– Video: Mass arrests carried out to pre-empt protest in Kazakhstan (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 28, 2018

On 23 June at least eight journalists were targeted and detained in a round of mass arrests ahead of a planned protest in the city of Almaty. This disturbing video shows people being grabbed off the streets by uniformed, often balaclava-wearing security agents.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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