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– Police brutality against journalists underlines culture of impunity in West Africa (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 16, 2018

From April to June this year, the Media Foundation for West Africa recorded 40 violations across 13 countries which include the death of 5 people and brutal police assaults on journalists and demonstrators.
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