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RSF concerned by deteriorating press freedom in Gabon (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 18, 2018

The High Authority for Communication in Gabon has suspended the newspaper L'Aube for 3 months and banned its editor from working for 6 months over an article about President Ali Bongo's health.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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