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RSF alarmed by new crackdown on media in Sudan (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 30, 2018

The crackdown on the Sudanese media, which has included arrests, attacks on journalists, publications bans and Internet cuts, was prompted by a nine-day-old wave of anti-government protests that were triggered by food and fuel price hikes.
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