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– Iraqi authorities obstruct media coverage of protests (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 26, 2018

With arrests and intimidation of journalists and Internet blocking, coverage of a major wave of protests in Iraq since the start of the July has been difficult and dangerous for the media.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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