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– From musicians to media, from subtle to severe: suppression of free expression in Africa (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 11, 2018

Unrelenting attacks on journalists in Uganda; subtle curbing of media freedom in Nigeria; excessive accreditation fee in Mozambique; and musicians on the radar for articulating peoples' frustrations.
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