Lebanese authorities detain Syrian reporter who reports on refugees (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 27, 2018

Al-Houlani was summoned for interrogation after writing an article saying that 20 pregnant Syrian refugee women had miscarried after drinking polluted water that allegedly carried a deadly virus.
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