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Asia-Pacific in October: #MeTooIndia, Mother Mushroom, the disappeared Interpol chief and more (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News October 30, 2018

#Metoo inspires Indian journalists to speak out against abuse; Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ is free and sent into exile; Hong Kong’s freedoms under threat; journalists released from detention while media killings continue in the region
Source: MEDIA FEED

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