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– Freedom and Fury: Tep Vanny, "Fake News" law repealed, students protest, Google in China and genocide in Burma (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 4, 2018

In August, rights advocates celebrated the release of Cambodian land rights activist Tep Vanny and the repeal of Malaysia's anti-Fake News law; but they condemned the crackdown on student protests in Bangladesh, Google's alleged complicity with China's censors, and genocide in Burma.
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