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– Egyptian and Iranian activists' relatives targeted, Bahrain advocacy, Israel continues arresting Palestinian journalists (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 6, 2018

Egypt continues to implement new laws to crack down on dissent; Iran persecutes environmentalists and religious minorities; Israel attacks Palestinian journalists and violates the right to privacy, freedom of expression; Bahrain continues cruel treatment of prisoners of conscience; Lebanon ramps up interrogations of online activists.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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