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– US and EU must press Tajikistan to free journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 13, 2018

A critic of government corruption, Mirsaidov was handed a 12-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges in July. His appeal starts on 15 August.
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